Objective
The innovative and economic potential of Manufactured Nano Materials (MNMs) is threatened by a limited understanding of the related EHS issues. While toxicity data is continuously becoming available, the relevance to regulators is often unclear or unproven. The shrinking time to market of new MNM drives the need for urgent action by regulators. NANoREG is the first FP7 project to deliver the answers needed by regulators and legislators on EHS by linking them to a scientific evaluation of data and test methods.
Based on questions and requirements supplied by regulators and legislators, NANoREG will: (i) provide answers and solutions from existing data, complemented with new knowledge, (ii) Provide a tool box of relevant instruments for risk assessment, characterisation, toxicity testing and exposure measurements of MNMs, (iii) develop, for the long term, new testing strategies adapted to innovation requirements, (iv) Establish a close collaboration among authorities, industry and science leading to efficient and practically applicable risk management approaches for MNMs and products containing MNMs.
The interdisciplinary approach involving the three main stakeholders (Regulation, Industry and Science) will significantly contribute to reducing the risks from MNMs in industrial and consumer products.
NANoREG starts by analysing existing knowledge (from WPMN-, FP- and other projects). This is combined with a synthesis of the needs of the authorities and new knowledge covering the identified gaps, used to fill the validated NANoREG tool box and data base, conform with ECHA's IUCLID DB structure.
To answer regulatory questions and needs NANoREG will set up the liaisons with the regulation and legislation authorities in the NANoREG partner countries, establish and intensify the liaisons with selected industries and new enterprises, and develop liaisons to global standardisation and regulation institutions in countries like USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Russia.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
FP7-NMP-2012-LARGE-6
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
2500 EX Den Haag
Netherlands
Participants (70)
1049 Brussels
44149 Dortmund
2100 Kobenhavn
3721 MA Bilthoven
10589 Berlin
75794 Paris
1210 Wien
EH14 4AP Edinburgh
8152 Opfikon
48170 Zamudio
1150 Bruxelles
67063 Ludwigshafen Am Rhein
D02 CX56 Dublin 2
17177 Stockholm
2027 Kjeller
00161 Roma
00196 Roma
0363 Oslo
08225 Terrassa
75014 Paris Cedex 14
5000 Namur
75015 Paris 15
Participation ended
1091 EC Amsterdam
LS2 7UE Leeds
1180 Bruxelles
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles
16163 Genova
Participation ended
46980 Paterna Valencia
6708 PB Wageningen
00185 Roma
49005 Angers
2595 DA Den Haag
60550 Verneuil En Halatte
94700 Maisons Alfort
8010 Graz
22100 Lund
9294 Tromso
5020 Bergen
3003 Bern
Participation ended
35131 Padova
46980 Paterna
25003 Lleida
7034 Trondheim
04109 Leipzig
TW11 0LW Middlesex
75724 Paris
4715-330 Braga
00250 Helsinki
1433 As
20600 Eibar Guipuzcoa
412 96 Goteborg
2740 120 Porto Salvo
00521 Helsinki
Participation ended
51373 Leverkusen
92700 Colombes
00180 Helsinki
00100 Helsinki
501 15 Boras
LS2 9JT Leeds
1300 Wavre
2027 Kjeller
59019 Lille
EH14 4AS Edinburgh
Participation ended
SW1W 9SZ London
14220 Praha 4
708 00 Ostrava Poruba
702 00 Ostrava
70013 Irakleio
15341 Agia Paraskevi
36030 Monte Di Malo