The NanoSafety Cluster Group on the nanohub has been established to provide a centralised learning and education platform to which all NSC and related projects can upload all learning media to share with the community. If you have any questions about joining or uploading resources, please get in touch.
The NanoSafety Cluster(NSC) maximises the synergies between European-level projects addressing the safety of materials and technologies enabled by the use of nanoparticles. The studied aspects include toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.
The Cluster is an initiative of the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), which sponsors these large projects. Overall, Europe targets safe and sustainable nanomaterials and nanotechnology innovations. NSC projects contribute to assuring environmental health and safety (EHS) of this Key Enabling Technology.
The Cluster also is an open platform for dialogue and exchange. Researchers, regulators, administrators, industry, civil society representatives—if you have an interest in EHS and nanotechnology, you are very welcome to participate in NSC activities whether or not you are a partner in formal European projects.
The website is your gateway to the NSC projects and a portal for the four main NSC pillars:
· The NSC Steering Group
· The NSC Coordination Team
· The NSC Dissemination Group
· The NSC Working Groups
The four pillars work together and independently to promote nanosafety research, public engagement, create strategic collaborations and enhancing synergies between the NSC, and beyond, projects and explore potential international opportunities. Besides the continuous work taking place within the NSC’s bodies, two main NSC actions also exist:
The four pillars work together and independently to promote nanosafety research, public engagement, create strategic collaborations and enhancing synergies between the NSC, and beyond, projects and explore potential international opportunities. Besides the continuous work taking place within the NSC’s bodies, two main NSC actions also exist:
· The NSC Task Forces
· The NSC International Activities
The whole NSC structure is supported during its day to day activities through the Secretariat, who is responsible for arranging the SG and CT teleconferences and keep minutes, designing, developing and maintaining the website and assisting with NSC events and actions organisation and execution.