THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
George Washington University
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor, City View Room
Washington, DC 20052
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:20 Welcoming Remarks
Daniel Clune, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of State
Herbert von Bose, Director, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
9:20 – 9:30 Purpose and Goals of the Workshop
Sally Tinkle, Deputy Director, US National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
9:30 – 9:45 Research to Regulation Transition Needs
Elke Anklam, Director, European Commission, DG Joint Research Center, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection
PART 1: Understanding Perspectives and Programs
9:45 – 10:00 Overview of the EC EHS Research Plans and Perspective
Georgios Katalagarianakis, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
• FP7 and Future FP8 Research Needs
• Most Recent Calls for Proposals and Those Anticipated
10:00 – 10:15 Overview of US 2011 EHS Research Strategy and Perspective of the Government in Developing the Plan
Sally Tinkle, Deputy Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
• NNI 2011EHS Research Strategy
• Recent and Anticipated RFAs
10:15 – 10:30 The OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials: Latest Developments and Outlook for the Future
Alexander Pogany, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:00 Standardization for Nanosafety: ISO Plans and Perspective
Daniel Bernard, Arkema
11:00 – 11:30 Examples of EU National Efforts
NanoCare and NanoGEM—Large Integrated Projects within the German NanoEHS Initiative of the BMBF, Thomas Kuhlbusch, Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology
Example of National EU Efforts in the Field of EHS Research Connected to N&N, Alexander Pogany, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
11:30 – 12:00 Examples of US Efforts
Nanotechnology Research at NIOSH, Vince Castranova, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIEHS/NTP Activities Evaluating the Safety of Nanoscale Materials, Nigel Walker, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
12:00 – 12:30 Working Lunch
(lunch boxes provided in the registration/reception area; workshop to resume in 30 min in the plenary room)
12:30 – 12:45 Research in Support of Consumer Protection Legislation
Hermann Stamm, Head of Nanobiosciences Unit, DG Joint Research Center, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection
12:45 – 1:15 Industry Perspective
Safety Research as an Integral Part of the Industrial Innovation Strategy, Peter Kruger, Bayer
Defining Research Needs & Crop Protection Products, Wendelyn Jones, CropLife
1:15 – 1:30 NGO Perspective
The Consumer Protection Imperative in Nanotech Research, Carolyn Cairns, US Consumers Union
PART 2: Data needs for regulatory decision making
1:30 – 2:00 Overview of General Components of Regulatory Decision Making and Data Needs & Charge to the Breakout Groups
Phil Sayre, US Environmental Protection Agency
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:45 Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Human Health Data Needs (Plenary Room, City View Room)
Chair: Michael Riediker, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Rapporteur: Wendelyn Jones, CropLife
EU: Regulatory Challenges and Data Needs: Work under the OECD Sponsorship Programme, EU Future Plans and International Cooperation Settings, Tom van Teunenbroek, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
US: Human and Safety Data Needs: The US Nano2 Report, Andre Nel, University of California, Los Angeles
Session 2: Environment Data Needs (Linder Conference Room, 6th floor)
Chair: Pedro Alvarez, Rice University
Rapporteur: Flemming Cassee, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
US: Nano-Sized Particles in the Environment: Fate, Transport and Potential Impacts to Ecosystem Health, Pedro Alvarez, Rice University
EU: Environmental Behavior and Effects of NPs on Organisms: Research and Data Needs for Regulatory Decision Making, Richard Handy, University of Plymouth
3:45 – 4:15 Break
4:15 – 5:15 Regulatory Panel
Moderator: Tom van Teunenbroek, OECD
EU: Tom van Teunenbroek (OECD), Ken Dawson (SCENIHR), Andrej Kobe (DG ENV), Hermann Stamm (DG JRC), Alexander Pogany (AT)
US: Phil Sayre (EPA), Bill Jordan (EPA), Carlos Pena (FDA), Treye Thomas (CPSC), Janet Carter (OSHA), Kerry Dearfield (USDA)
5:15 – 5:30 Closing Remarks
Georgios Katalagarianakis, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
Sally Tinkle, Deputy Director, US National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
5:30 – 6:30 Reception at George Washington University
(Hors d‘Oeuvres and Cash Bar)