1. Safety and Risks of Nanotechnology
Conclusion of the meeting
and
next steps

2. Conclusion Transparency of all activities
Communicate with stories focusing on customer value
Assure an excellent scientific level of research on risks of nanotechnologies
Balanced communication between risks and benefits
Framework conditions for fruitful communications:
Create a “Gene Suisse” like organization
Raise awareness of the Nano science community for the need of communication to the public
Learn from Biotech: divide Nanotechnologies in green and red
Use existing frameworks like ‘science et citée’ as communication platform to the public
Maintain an ongoing dialog with all stake holders

3. Conclusion (additional remarks)
Avoid yuck words such as:
“atomically modified” rice
“terminator technology”
Communication topics:
Take care of the losers
Stories, not education
Attract viewers
Science is self correcting, the press not!
Solve important problems with science, not without! Give the correct and adequate answers!

4. Conclusion (additional remarks)
Road Map addressing safety and risk issues of:
fullerences, nanotubes and other nanoparticles, that have already been developed, commercialised and distributed in the environment in the past
ongoing and future research, aiming at the development and implementation of new nanomaterials or other nanotechnological products

5. Conclusion of the meeting and next steps
The core group will analyse the outcome of the workshops and will initiate the next steps
Recommendations for funding agencies will be prepared to handle “Nano safety and risk” issues together with supported projects
New funds to continue the activities have to be organized
The meeting in autumn 2004 with representatives of the industry (Lead SVMT/SATW), will be prepared

6. Inherent risks of different nanotechnological fields
Overview
Inherent risks of different nanotechnological fields
(a draft overview) -
Light
Sources
Sensors
Photovoltaics
Devices
Economic
uncertainty
Environment
Risks
Societal
Impacts
Toxicity
Data Storage
Instrumentation
Machining
Self Assembly
Nanofactory/
Replication
Biomaterials
Life
Sciences
Nanobio /
NanoMedicine
Nano Particles
Surfaces
Materials/
Powders
No or little risks
Medium risks
High risks
Optical Devices
Energy Storage
Tips and Probes
Novel Materials

7. Safety and risk issues of Nanotechnologies: National and international network
USA EU
Unit Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
JAPAN
Federal Agencies:
Commission for
Technology and
Innovation (CTI)
GWF, Science and
Research
Swiss National
Science
Foundation (SNF)
Federal Office for
Environment, …
(BUWAL)
others
Swiss core group
Safety and Risks
of Nanotechnologies
(SRN)
Interest Groups:
Foundation
Risikodialog
Insurances
TA, Centre for Technology
Assessment
………………….
Public
national
Science, Technology national and international

8. Assessing the toxicological risks of nanotechnology
Initial assessment of risk potentials in ongoing and future R&D-projects:
Proposal for a short-test route
as a prerequisite for R&D projects

9. Safety and Risks of Nanotechnology
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