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CORDIS	Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) provides information on all EU-supported R&D activities.
Scenihr	The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) provides opinions on emerging or newly-identified health and environmental risks and on broad, complex or multidisciplinary issues requiring a comprehensive assessment of risks to consumer safety or public health and related issues not covered by other Community risk assessment bodies
Nanosafetycluster	The EU NanoSafety Cluster is a DG RTD NMP initiative to maximise the synergies between the existing FP6 and FP7 projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.
Nanofutures	An integrated, cross-platform, collaborative approach to support industry, research, networks NGO’s at all levels for a joint movement towards success for the nanotechnology industry.

Framework Projects

NanoSafety Cluster	The EU NanoSafety Cluster is a DG RTD NMP initiative to maximise the synergies between the existing FP6 and FP7 projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.
Nanommune	The Nanommune project aims to assess whether ENPs interfere with key functions of the immune system in vitro and in vivo.
NanoTEST	NanoTEST aims to develop methodology alternative testing strategies and high-throughput toxicity testing protocols using in vitro and in silico methods for the risk assessment of nanoparticles used in medical diagnostics.
NANODEVICE	NANODEVICE aims to develop new concepts and methods for measuring and characterizing airborne nanoparticles with novel portable device(s) for workplaces.
NanoImpactNet	NanoImpactNet is a multidisciplinary European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials.
ENPRA	The ENPRA project is a major new European Framework 7 project to develop and implement a novel integrated approach for engineered nanoparticle (ENP) risk assessment.
ObservatoryNANO	ObservatoryNano is a European-wide observatory on nanotechnologies which brings together leading EU organizations who collectively have expertise in the technological; economic; societal/ethical; health, safety, and environmental analysis of nanotechnologies.
ENRHES	ENRHES aims to complete a comprehensive and critical scientific review of the health and environmental safety of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), metal and metal oxide nanomaterials.
NanCore	NanCore aims to design a novel microcellular polymer nanocomposite (MPNC) foam, with mechanical properties and cost characteristics allowing for a substitution of Balsa wood and PVC foam as core material for lightweight composite sandwich structures.
ELECTROGRAPH	ELECTROGRAPH aims to explore the properties of graphene for the use as an electrode material along with development of a production processes for cost-efficient manufacturing of graphene. A link to the project's website will be added once this becomes available.
MARINA	MARINA aims to develop specific reference methods for all the main steps in managing the potential risk of ENM. It will address the four central themes in the risk management paradigm for ENM: Materials, Exposure, Hazard and Risk.
InLiveTox	InLiveTox consists of an interdisciplinary consortium at the European level, together with a key American research group brought together to develop an improved in vitro model for the study of nanoparticle (NP) uptake, transport and cellular interaction, thus advancing our understanding of NP toxicity.
ENNSATOX	ENNSATOX (ENgineered Nanoparticle Impact on Aquatic Environments: Structure, Activity and Toxicology) aims to undertake a comprehensive investigation relating the structure and functionality of well characterised engineered nanoparticles to their biological activity in environmental aquatic systems.
HINAMOX	The HINAMOX project is concerned with the impact in human health and biological fate of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) such as TiO₂, ZnO, Al₂O₃ & CeO₂.
NanEx	The NANEX project was a 12 month project, completed in November 2010, which aimed to develop a catalogue of occupational, consumer and environmental release exposure scenarios for MNMs taking account of the entire lifecycle of these materials.
NanoFATE	NanoFATE focuses on developing a systematic understanding of fate and mechanisms of effects in a core set of ENPs and addressing how these may affect the application of current tools for ecological risk assessment.
NanoHouse	The aim of NanoHouse is to gather and to generate, when missing, reliable scientific information and analysis, using appropriate methodologies to understand the potential EHS impacts of nanoproducts used in building (coatings and paints).
NanoPolyTox	NanoPolyTox main objective will consist of monitoring the evolution (nanomaterials properties and toxicity) of three families of nanomaterials (nanotubes, nanoclays, metal oxide nanoparticles) during their life cycle as nanofillers in polymeric hosts.
NanoReTox	NanoReTox aims to investigate the potential risks of engineered nanomaterials to the environment and human health by addressing questions relating to physico-chemical characteristics, cellular interactions, conditions associated with toxicity and how information can be usefully incorporated into a risk assessment.
NanoSustain	Objective of the NanoSustain project is to develop innovative solutions for the sustainable use, recycling and final treatment of nanotechnology-based products.
Nephh	Nephh (Nanomaterials Related Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards Throughout their Life Cycle) aims to identify and rate important forms of nanotechnology-related environmental pollution and health hazards that could result from activities involved in nanostructures throughout their life cycle, and to suggest means that might reduce or eliminate these impacts.
Euro-Nano Tox	EURO-NanoTox is an internationally visible, national contact point in the field of nanotoxicology which shall cover all aspects of the human toxicology of nano-structured materials. EURO-NanoTox comprises of partner institutes based at different sites and is thus a “virtual center”. It is coordinated by the BioNanoNet Forschungsgesellschaft mbH.
NanoLyse	The NanoLyse project focusses on the development of validated methods and reference materials for the analysis of engineered nano-particles (ENP) in food and beverages.
Nanosafe 2	This project intends to develop innovative detection, traceability and characterization techniques for engineered nanoparticles. NANOSAFE 2 also develops safe and cost-effective measures to minimize the exposure of workers, consumers and the environment to manufactured nano-scale entities. It also supports a wide range of studies to evaluate current and future projected levels of exposure, the adequacy of current approaches to control exposure and propose measures and recommendations.
NanoTransKinetics	NanoTransKinetics aims to establish techniques for modeling relationships between nanoparticle properties and toxicity (including interactions of nanoparticles with biological systems); identifiy physicochemical properties to be chosen for establishing groups of structurally similar particles, the characterisation and classification techniques, the test methods, and the relation of structural descriptors to toxicological targets; deliver the basis for an inventory of nanoparticles based on potential for exposure, categorising nanoparticles on the basis of physicochemical, structural and toxicological properties; and establish relations between experimental (based on available data) and computational properties.
NanoValid	The main objective of NanoValid is to develop a set of reliable reference methods and materials, including methods for dispersion control and the labeling of ENMs.
ModNanoTox	ModNanoTox (Modelling nanoparticle toxicity: principles, methods, novel approaches) will develop a number of well-documented and technically advanced models describing the behaviour of engineered nanoparticles in organisms and the environment. A link to the project's website will be added once this becomes available.
SIIN	SIIN (Safe Implementation of Innovative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) aims to help to create an optimum environment within Europe with which to promote the safe, rapid transfer of innovative nanoscience and nanotechnology (N&N) research and development into industrial application. A link to the project's website will be added once this becomes available.
NeuroNano	The overall objectives of the NeuroNano project are to determine if engineered nanoparticles present a significant neuro-toxicological risk to humans; to assess nanoparticle impacts on oxidative stress and protein fibrillation; to correlate nanoparticle access to the brain with induction of oxidative stress and/or protein fibrillation; and to develop a simple screening and risk assessment matrix for nanoparticles in neurodegenerative diseases.

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