Nanotechnology Expert Group

The OECD’s 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 OECD 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. 

• 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 

Business at OECD’s 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. Business at OECD’s Nanotechnology Expert Group meets bi–annually in Paris and convenes additional thematic ad-hoc sessions on selected issues. Business at OECD’s expert group members also provide their expertise to the OECD’s specific workstreams on an on-going basis. 

• OECD’s Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee 

• OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials 

• OECD’s Working Party on Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Converging Technologies