2nd Annual Nanotechnology Safety for Success Dialogue Workshop, 2-3 October 2008

Dinner - P. Aguar-Fernandez & R. Rudnitsky & F. Roure

Dinner - T.Epprecht&K. Andersson&M.Puolamaa&K.Brekelmans&D.Bowman

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Speeches

Presentations - Day 1

Presentations - Day 2
Speeches

Opening Speech(100KB)
Ms Androulla Vassiliou
European Commissioner responsible for Health
European Commission
Opening Speech(96 KB)(100KB)
Ms Sophie Delaporte
Deputy Director General
French Ministry of Health

Presentations - Day 1

Session 1: Science and risk assessment

Latest developments in nanotoxicology(2 MB)(1.4MB)
Prof. Günter Oberdörster
University of Rochester
Issues linked to carbon nanotubes(764 KB)(765KB)
Ken Donaldson
University of Edinburgh
From non-food to food risk assessments(456 KB)(450KB)
Dr. Wim de Jong
Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Nanomaterials and the environment(2 MB)(1.8MB)
Prof. Teresa Fernandes
Napier University
The European commitment to nano safety research(289 KB)(290KB)
Ms. Pilar Aguar-Fernandez
European Commission, DG Research

Session 2: Regulation

Regulatory challenges of nanotechnologies(707 KB)(700KB)
Prof. Graeme Hodge
Monash University, Melbourne
Regulatory aspects of nanotechnologies in the EU(138 KB)(140KB)
Mr. Cornelis Brekelmans
European Commission, DG Enterprise
A societal perspective on regulation(135 KB)(135KB)
Ms.Laura Degallaix
BEUC - the European Consumers'Organisation

Session 3: International developments

International safety assessment of nanomaterials(163 KB)(165KB)
Dr. Jim Willis
US Environmental Protection Agency
International monitoring of nanotechnologies(2 MB)(1.2MB)
Dr. Robert G. Rudnitsky
US State Department
International standards(526 KB)(530KB)
Dr. Peter Hatto
IonBond Ltd.

Session 4: Risk governance, communication, and perception

Risk governance(499 KB)(500KB)
Prof. Ortwin Renn
University of Stuttgart
Risk communication(484 KB)(485KB)
Dr. Jørgen Schlundt
WHO, INFOSAN
Risk perception(78 KB)(80KB)
Prof. James Hammitt
Harvard University School of Public Health

Session 5: Communication with the customer

Enabling Responsible Innovations of Nanotechnologies: European Chemical Industry’s Strategy on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies(166 KB)(165KB)
Mrs Jenny Holmqvist
European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)
Communicating business-to-business product information(236 KB)(240KB)
Dr. Markus Pridoehl
Evonik
Communicating business-to-consumers product information(564 KB)(565KB)
Ms. Karolyn Kranz
BASF
Consumer expectations on product information(69 KB)(70KB)
Mr Michael Hansen
Consumers Union

Presentations - Day 2

Session 7: "Introduction to the discussion on the implementation of the existing legislation: Examples from the chemical, medical, and food areas"

Guidance in the chemicals area(669 KB)(670KB)
Dr. Peter van der Zandt
European Commission, DG Environment
Guidance in the medical area(334 KB)(335KB)
Dr Marisa Papaluca-Amati
EMEA
Guidance in the food area(175 KB) (670KB)
Dr. David Carlander
EFSA

Session 8: "Identification in break-out groups of means to improve (i) communication and (ii) the implementation of the existing legislation in the chemical, medical, products, and food areas (priorities and next steps, for whom and when)"