NanomedRoundTable's Channel is now on YouTube. You can watch the interviews from various countries online at http://www.youtube.com/user/NanoMedRoundTable

The final report (full report with annexes) of the Nanomed Round Table project is now available online at http://www.nanomedroundtable.org/Publications

The Nanomed Round Table Final Report(condensed version)is now available at http://www.nanomedroundtable.org/Publications

On 29 October 2009, the European Commission adopted the Communication "Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009.Second Implementation Report 2007-2009".
This outlines the key developments during 2007-2009 in each policy area of the Action Plan, identifies current challenges, and draws conclusions relevant to the future European nanotechnology policy. For more information, please consult
http://ec.europa.eu/nanotechnology/policies_en.html

Together with the European Commission, the ETP Nanomedicine initiated a roadmapping process in early 2009 with two objectives: firstly, to identify translatable trends in research and understand their expected impact on applications, products, and markets and secondly, to fine-tune and target research funding on areas with greater commercial potential and most importantly, that will help patients.

On March 6, 2009, in response to a recent research from the University of Edinburgh, which found multi-walled CNTs may produce asbestos-like response, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published an information sheet on the risk management of carbon nanotubes (CNT). For more information, please consult http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web38.pdf

On March 5, 2009, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a document entitled The Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed Safety, which provides its scientific opinion on the potential risks arising from nanoscience and nanotechnologies on food and feed safety. Read more

Nanomed Round Table expert Johann Ach edited a book titled ‘Size Matters: Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Nanobiotechnology and NanoMedicine” for the book series Munsteraner Bioethik-Studien.
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Nanomed Round Table experts Francois Berger, and Klaus-Michael Weltring co-authored with Sjef Gevers and Ludwig Siep the article “Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Brain-Implants Using Nano-Scale Materials and Techniques”. It is available in the journal Nanoethics (2008) 2:241-249
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Nanomed Round Table expert Sabina Müller published an article titled ‘Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumours –An ethical discussion”. It will soon be available in the journal Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
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