24/10/2014

The Topical Scientific Workshop on Nanomaterials entitled  “Regulatory Challenges in Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials” was held at ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)in Helsinki, Finland.

 

The Topical Scientific Workshop on Nanomaterials was held on 23-24 October 2014 at ECHA (European Chemicals Agency). The workshop brought together more than 200 experts in the field of risk assessment of nanomaterials representing academia, policy makers, industry and NGOs. 

The workshop aimed to foster discussions among academia, regulators and other stakeholders of the industry on the regulatory impacts that the latest scientific developments may have, especially in the implementation of the REACH, CLP and Biocides Regulations. In addition, Information of the recent developments and of risk assessment methodologies applied in chemicals management both within and outside the European Union, were provided.

 

You can find the poster presentation of the LIFE project REACHnano at this workshop here