Presentations of the symposium and the Nanofac

Symposium : Toxicity of manufactured nanomaterials  current european research

 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are highly promising areas for research and industrial innovation.

Due to their remarkable properties, nanomaterials play a key role in innovations based on nanotechnology and are bearing many hopes, notably in material engineering, environmental sector and medicine.
The unusual physicochemical properties of manufactured nanomaterials arise concerns about their potential adverse effect on human health and the environment.

Within this context, Technifutur & Technofutur Industrie, Technofutur and the Nanotoxico Project organized jointly  a one-day symposium aiming with the toxicity and the safety of manufactured nanomaterials. It was the Friday 2 october 2009, at the university of Namur.
The main objective of this event was to present a state of the art of current European Research devoted to nanomaterial characterization, metrology, (eco)toxicology and regulation.
This symposium was supported by the Walloon Marshall Plan - Nanowall Project.

Topics

Characterization and metrology : E.Gaffet and O.Witschger
Nanoparticle-protein interactions : K.Dawson
Environment toxicity : T.Henry
Mammalian toxicity : D.Lison and O.Toussaint
Regulation : M.Puolamaa

Speakers

·Eric Gaffet (UTBM - CNRS, France)
·Olivier Witschger (INRS, France)
·Kenneth Dawson (University of Dublin, Ireland - Coordinator of the FP6 project Nanointeract)
·Ted Henry (University of Plymouth, UK)
·Lang Tran (IOM, UK - Coordinator of the FP6 project Particle Risks)
·Dominique Lison (UCL, Belgium - Coordinator of the S²Nanoproject)
·Olivier Toussaint (FUNDP, Belgium - Coordinator of the Nanotoxico project)
· Maila Puolamaa (REACH Unit - Enterprise & Industry Directorate-General - EC)

Closing remarks: Philippe Lambin, Vice Rector of the University of Namur.