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Media Resources, including the latest SAFENANO press releases, are available below. Please contact us if you have any questions or queries. 






Media Contacts: 

Dr Rob Aitken
Director, SAFENANO
rob.aitken@safenano.org

Sheona Read
Associate Editor, SAFENANO Knowledge Base
sheona.read@safenano.org

Dr Steve Hankin
Director of Operations, SAFENANO Scientific Services
steve.hankin@safenano.org


Press Releases 

Below are selected press releases which have been released by SAFENANO over the past 4 years. 

 Title Date and Description  PDF   
UK Nanosafety Partnership Group published guidance to support safe working with nanomaterials 5th September 2012: SAFENANO announces publication of the UK Nanosafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG) guidance and its role in hosting Group's webpage.
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SAFENANO Nanotechnology Safety website 
re-launch: www.safenano.org
 
July 20th 2011: the SAFENANO team announce the re-launch of its website - www.safenano.org
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Consortium awarded crucial advisory contracts on the regulation of nanomaterials under REACH

January 28th 2010: A consortium led by SAFENANO from the Institute of Occupational Medicine has been awarded two major contracts to develop specific advice on the assessment of nanomaterials under REACH.
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ENRHES report provides in-depth examination of nanomaterials safety

January 15th 2010: Engineered Nanoparticles, Review of Health and Environmental Safety (ENRHES) provides comprehensive & authoritative review of engineered nanomaterial safety
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Nanoparticles, Risk & Regulation

8th September 2009: Journal of the Royal Society ‘Interface’ publishes review of the current landscape of nanoparticle risk and regulation
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SAFENANO Appoints Director of Operations

4th February 2009: SAFENANO, the UK’s premier resource on nanotechnology hazard and risk, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Steve Hankin as its new Director of Operations.
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SAFENANO launches Nanotechnology
Health and Safety website: www.safenano.org
21st August 2007: SAFENANO becomes the UK’s Premier Resource on Nanotechnology Hazard and Risk

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Recent News Articles
NanoSustain factsheet and case studies now available

FP7 project ‘NanoSustain’ has published a fact sheet relating to nanosafety together with four case studies for nanomaterials in specific products.
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IOM Singapore's SAFENANO unit publishes Position Statement on Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibres

Position statement prepared following the publication of NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin
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ECHA nanomaterial REACH webinar materials available online

"How to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials under REACH Part 2" webinar presentations available online.
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U.S. national study of nanomaterial toxicity sets stage for policies to address health risks

Researchers from institutions around the United States have conducted an identical series of toxicology tests evaluating lung-related health impacts associated with engineered nanomaterials.
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RTI’s Nanomaterial Registry seeks partners on data analysis

RTI is expanding the utility of its Nanomaterial Registry to answer important questions on the connections between nanomaterial physical and chemical characteristics and nanomaterial benefits and risk...
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Charting Europe's nanotechnology 'roadmap'

NANOfutures project set outs a pathway up to 2020 which will enable European industry and researchers to deliver and successfully commercialise sustainable and safe nano-enabled products.
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NIOSH recommends new level of exposure for nanomaterials

NIOSH has recommended an occupational exposure limit of 1 µg/m3 for carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibres.
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Council of Europe seeks ways to balance the risks and benefits of nanotechnology

The Parliamentary Assembly has voted that the Council of Europe should set legal standards on nanotechnology based on the precautionary principle, but which will not hinder nanotechnology’s potential ...
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Safety Data Sheets for nanomaterials

SAFENANO’s latest In The Know article highlights the importance of Safety Data Sheets for nanomaterials, making reference to a number of recent critical evaluations and guidance documents.
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Presentations available from the NANOGENOTOX Final Conference

Presentations are now available to download from the NANOGENOTOX Final Conference, held on the 22nd February 2013
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Upcoming Events
The 10th International Particle Toxicology Conference is to be held on 4th-7th June 2013, in Dusseldorf, Germany.  The conference is organised by Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh and IUF (Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine) and features an international...