It is popularly believed that the nano industry has entered the mass market and has undergone “consumerization” within the EU. This means that nanotechnology can no longer be considered part of a highly localized niche market, but has evolved from laboratories into being manufactured commercially, and has finally reached the consumers. Don’t believe me? Check…

„Nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there“ – Dr. Eric Drexler (US engineer known as pioneer and visionary in the field of molecular nanotechnology (MNT)). Nanotechnology deals with manipulation of matter at a…

Previously, we informed about the NANOMET workshop on the OECD Guidance Document (GD) 317 dealing with the aquatic and sediment toxicity testing of nanomaterials. By the end of last week another NANOMET online seminar took place. There, the scope, content and practical use of the testing guideline (TG) 318 was discussed. It particularly focused on…

In our many previous blog entries, we have talked about nanomaterial regulation within the EU. In general, nanomaterials and nanoforms are covered within the same meticulous regulatory framework, i.e. the REACH and CLP regulations. After decades of discussions between the EU member states, the European Commission, scientists and other stakeholders, new revisions to the existing…