Research roadmap for nanosafety Part III
Research roadmap for nanosafety Part III: Closer to the market (CTTM)
Nano-products and nano-enabled applications need a clear and easy-to-follow human and environmental safety framework for the development along the innovation chain from initial idea to market and beyond that facilitates navigation through the complex regulatory and approval processes under which different product categories fall. The missing framework results in a lack of (i) solid data regarding roadblocks to market penetration of nano-enabled products as well as the absence of (ii) transparency in terms of which products (e.g. containing nanomaterials (NMs); nano-enabled products) are on the market (e.g. registries) and voluntary schemes and labelling requirements for cosmetics and food, which processes are used for manufacturing nano-enabled products, and (iii) meager inclusiveness in the dialogue (between all stakeholders) most likely exist as a result of the missing framework. The Closer-to-the-Market-Roadmap (abbrev. CTTM) aims at speeding up the progress towards market implementation of nanotechnologies by outlining the steps needed to develop such a framework. In its current form it is addressed towards policy makers, but the ultimate framework will be designed for use by SME and enterprise organisations.
The CTTM identifies the key challenges to be tackled immediately and outlines a stepby-step approach to establishing a framework to deliver of nano-enabled products to the market: (i) building an inclusive collaboration network, (ii) bringing together the scientific and entrepreneurial experts, (iii) strengthening dialogue of all stakeholders (inclusiveness!) and exchange to raise synergies and safe resources, (iv) implementing of a novel risk assessment framework supported by the regulatory initiatives and implemented by contract research organisations, and (v) building service provider platforms which function as consulting agencies assisting companies to bring their products towards market implementation.
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