Nanotechnololgy Expert Group
Chair
Karin Wiench
Secretariat Lead
Dominik Kümmerle
Policy Director and Strategic Communications
Vice-Chair
Scott Brown
GSK
(United Kingdom)
Vice-Chair
Blanca Suarez Merino
Nanotechnology Industries Association
(United Kingdom)
Vice-Chair
Jacques-Aurélien Sergent
Solvay
(Belgium)
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Why OECD Work on Nanotechnology Policy Matters
OECD work on nanotechnology assists governments in the implementation of policies that guarantee the responsible development of nanotechnologies, focusing on safety evaluation and assessment of manufactured nanomaterials. The Organization promotes international co-operation on the human health and environmental safety aspects of manufactured nanomaterials and other advanced materials for regulatory purposes, taking into account voluntary, legislative or other management schemes.
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How Business Engages with the OECD on Nanotechnology Policy
Our Nanotechnology Expert Group contributes strong, fact–based business input to the activities related to safety assessments of manufactured nanomaterials and other advanced materials and pursues efforts to create an innovation–friendly business environment in this area. The expert group meets bi–annually in Paris and convenes additional thematic ad-hoc sessions on selected issues. Members also provide their expertise to specific OECD workstreams on an ongoing basis.
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Our 2024 Priorities
- Promoting the environmentally sustainable use of nanotechnology
- Exchanging information on the development on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials
- Supporting cooperation on the assessment and management of nanomaterials
- Contribute to exposure measurement and exposure mitigation
- Support the implementation and dissemination of relevant OECD standards
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Our Engagement with OECD Bodies
- OECD Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee
- OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials
- OECD Working Party on Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Converging Technologies
Publications
1 September 2021
Key Messages on the OECD Horizontal Project - Building Climate and Economic Resilience in the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy
1 March 2021
Key Messages on Designing and Implementing Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery Plans
1 September 2020
Key Messages to the OECD Ministerial Council Roundtable on Economic Recovery - Strong, Resilient, Green and Inclusive
1 March 2020
Key Messages on Sustainable Finance Taxonomies
1 March 2020
Key Messages on Preventing Single-Use Plastics Waste - Implications of Different Policy Approaches
1 February 2020
Key Messages on Trade and Circular Economy