Objective Life Sciences and Nano Sciences interact today mainly in two areas: in the evaluation of accidental health and environmental effects derived from engineered nanomaterials, and in development and biological/clinical evaluation of nanoparticles with intended biological effects for application in medicine and biotechnology. It is essential for producers, distributors, consumers and regulators that the safety of products containing nanomaterials can be certified with reliable, validated assays. Research efforts are under way to establish suitable test methods and to understand mechanisms potentially leading to a detrimental impact of nanomaterials on human health and on the environment. However, this important field still urgently lacks sufficient trained personnel. The ITN “Nanotechnology: Training Of Experts in Safety” (NanoTOES) will establish a network of research projects working towards the refinement and standardisation of existing methods, will develop novel assays, and will during this process provide interdisciplinary training to Early Stage Researchers (ESR) and Experienced Researchers (ER) working at the intersection of biosciences and nanosciences. A suite of methods developed and validated in the NanoTOES project shall have utility in characterising the biological effects of nanomaterials, including their impact on the environment, and will add significantly to our understanding of the biological actions of nanomaterials and their resultant effects on human health and the environment. Equally, the influence of biological entities (molecules, cells, tissues) on the properties of nanomaterials will be investigated. This aspect is crucial to understanding the properties of nanomaterials in organisms and in the environment, but nevertheless this issue has been so far not sufficiently explored. These timely and novel studies will address the pressing need for such trained personnel, and enable European science in this area to remain globally competitive. Fields of science engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materials Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator PARIS-LODRON-UNIVERSITAT SALZBURG EU contribution € 544 262,00 Address KAPITELGASSE 4-6 5020 Salzburg Austria See on map Region Westösterreich Salzburg Salzburg und Umgebung Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Albert Duschl (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 249 319,00 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Diana Boraschi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 230 816,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Zeumann Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution € 264 591,00 Address BELFIELD 4 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Donal Doolan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 281 684,00 Address Polaris House, North Star Avenue SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Spurgeon (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STIFTELSEN NILU Norway EU contribution € 278 246,00 Address INSTITUTTVEIEN 18 2027 Kjeller See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Viken Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Paal Berg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE ROMAND DE SANTE AU TRAVAIL Switzerland EU contribution € 247 262,00 Address Rue du Bugnon 21 1011 LAUSANNE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Riediker (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HUN REN KISERLETI ORVOSTUDOMANYI KUTATOINTEZET Hungary EU contribution € 223 620,00 Address SZIGONY UTCA 43 1083 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Emilia Madarász (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA DE NANOCIENCIA I NANOTECNOLOGIA Spain EU contribution € 234 780,00 Address CAMPUS DE LA UAB EDIFICI Q ICN2 08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marta Balza (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AvantiCell Science Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 238 118,00 Address GIBBSYARD BUILDING KA6 5HW Ayr See on map Region Scotland Southern Scotland South Ayrshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Colin Wilde (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK Gmbh & Co KG Germany EU contribution € 230 816,00 Address DORFSTRASSE 9 83404 AINRING See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Markus Pesch (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH Germany EU contribution € 230 816,00 Address Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 51368 LEVERKUSEN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Klaus-Jürgen Makarowski (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data