European Project on Nanotechnology Risk Governance (2019 – 2023)

NANORIGO (NANOtechnology RIsk GOvernance), 2019 – 2023, was a European Union project tasked with developing a Risk Governance Framework (RGF) and a dedicated european organisation for nanotechnology (manufactured nanomaterials, nano-enabled products, advanced materials). The project was funded by the EC Horizon 2020 programme and involved 28 partners across Europe, including EPFL.

IRGC provided core principles for the development of the framework, and led the work on determining appropriate conditions for a new organisation in charge of improving safety and sustainability of advanced nanomaterials. IRGC brought its long-standing expertise in international risk governance, as well as direct access to complementary expertise and best practices in various other technology sectors that are relevant to the field of nanotechnology.

The overall objectives of the NANORIGO project were to:

  • develop and apply criteria for risk evaluation, acceptance and transfer,
  • build decision-making tools to facilitate risk communication,
  • establish the risk governance framework as a multistakeholder, transdisciplinary, science-based and sustainable basis,
  • facilitate the availability of high quality data for decision making,
  • ensure consistency of approaches across all EU member states and internationally.

Click here for more information about the NANORIGO project.

The NANORIGO project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, under Grant Agreement number 814530. This website reflects only the author’s view and the Commission is not responsible for any use that maybe made of the information it contains.

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