Not only is the State of California embarking on an ambitious plan to regulate product safety throughout the supply chain, it also has redefined nanomaterials in a way that will bring virtually every solid bulk powder into the nanotechnology regulatory framework.    Read More >>

Faced with growing concern over the scope of the California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) decision to weigh in on how nanotechnology should be regulated, the agency has taken a step back to consider its options for completion of the project.    Read More >>

A report from the General Accountability Office (GAO) provides a series of recommendations to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) on how to regulate nanotechnology but the Agency has been implementing new policies for some time.    Read More >>

Despite years of progress toward internationally-accepted definitions of nanotechnology it's clear that much work remains to be done with regulatory officials to define nanotechnology and nanomaterials in their own way.    Read More >>

Building on last year’s popular webinars on the regulation of nanotechnology, Keller and Heckman & NanoReg are pleased to announce Nanotechnology Today 2010, a series of four new webinars designed to address important regulatory issues and the challenges associated with the safe development of nano-enhanced products.

Nanotechnology Today 2010 will focus on State regulation of nanotechnology in the absence of national regulations, the impact of nanomaterial regulation in Europe and North America, environmental applications of nanotechnology, and benefits and risk communication for nanomaterials. This series features respected nanotechnology experts who work at the forefront of nanotechnology applications and implications.

The first webinar on July 20, 2010 will discuss state initiatives across the U.S. and it will give participants a better understanding of their impact. The featured speaker will be Dr. Jeffrey Wong, Chief Scientist for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, who will discuss the results of the recent data call-in for carbon nanotubes and plans for future data call-ins. NanoReg's John DiLoreto will address the various initiatives underway at the state level across the United States.

The webinars will deliver live content via the internet and can be attended from the convenience of an attendee’s home or office where multiple attendees can participate for the cost of a single registration. The series offers small companies the assurance that they can keep abreast of nanotechnology science, policy, the law, and best practices.    Read More >>