World Health Organisation Publication – Principles and methods to assess the risk of immunotoxicity associated with exposure to nanomaterials

Overview Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are being applied in various nanotechnology products and are used in consumer products such as cosmetics and food; fertilizers; synthetic organs or engineered microbes, or self-assembling materials that assemble into new structures in the body upon their release; and molecular devices used in genetic therapy. People may be exposed to ENMs in…

First BIORIMA Stakeholders Workshop

First BIORIMA Stakeholders Workshop Date: November 6th, 2018 Location: Valencia, Spain Main Topic: RISK MANAGEMENT OF NANO(BIO)MATERIALS USED IN MEDICAL DEVICES AND ADVANCED THERAPY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS  Nanotechnology raises high expectations in healthcare applications such as nano-enabled Medical Devices (MDs) and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), in particular to to rapidly advance the efficacy of imaging,…