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We support SME and large-scale manufacturing, materials and product R&D, and downstream users of nanomaterials, offering tailored toxicity testing to assist safety-by-design and regulatory compliance, including REACH.
SAFENANO Solutions Expertise

Our integrated approach offers:

  • Nanoparticle characterisation
  • Toxicology study designs for various routes of exposure and target tissues
  • In vitro assays for a variety of endpoints
  • Advice on the implications for regulatory compliance.

Our knowledge and expertise of particle and fibre toxicology and state-of-the-art in vitro assays can provide the hazard information you need to safely design, develop and market your materials and nanotechnology-enabled products.

Recent News Articles
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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Graphene Stakeholders Association launched

A new non-profit organisation was launched this month to promote the responsible development and commercialisation of graphene and graphene-enabled products.
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