Tuesday September 7th, 2010: 17:45 – 19:15

How does research eliminate hazards for consumers when introducing, for instance, nanoparticles and new innovative materials into products?

What can be done to increase the acceptability of such materials to consumers?

Chair

• Anne Gergely, Director EHS, Steptoe & Johnson

Speakers

• Iseult Lynch, University College Dublin (Ireland)
• Hermann Stamm, Head of Nanotechnology and Molecular Imaging Unit (NMI) at the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) (Italy)
• Dirk Vangeneugden, Project and Business Development Manager, VITO (Belgium)