published Friday 14 January 2011

NanoImpactNet is organising a conference on how to build a bridge from NanoImpactNet to nanomedical research from Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 February 2011 in Lausanne, Switzerland. NanoImpactNet is the European network on the health and environmental impact of manufactured nanomaterials. This four-year, European Commission sponsored project is coordinated by staff at the Institute for Work and Health. Detailed information can be found on http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu/index.php?page=3rd-nanoimpactnet-conference .

 

The main plenary sessions will be as follows:

• Session 1: Nano-pharmacological input to the research on human and environmental impact of nanomaterials
• Session 2: Lessons from Nano-Immunology on the impact of nanomaterials
• Session 3: Human impact of manufactured nanomaterials and lessons for the nanomedical field
• Session 4: Implications from environmental fate & behaviour research for the field of nanomedicine involving nanomaterials

This meeting will bring together Europe's top academic researchers in the fields of nanotoxicology, nano-ecotoxicology, nano-exposure and nano-risk assessment. We also expect representatives of industry, regulatory agencies, government departments and civil society.

There will also be smaller, parallel symposia on:

• Immunosafety of nanomaterials and nanomedicine
• Nano-vaccines: a feasible priority?
• Nanoparticle characterisation
• Law and ethics of nanotechnology research