A recent Policy Highlight Notice from the MRC states that ‘In the light of the recommendations of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering report on nanotechnologies and the subsequent UK Government reports the Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board wishes to encourage innovative, high quality research applications in nanotoxicology relevant to human health, for funding, with the aim to help inform policy development in this important area.’ EuroSciCon’s ‘Nanotoxicology: Health & Environmental Impacts’ meeting on Friday, February 27, 2009 aims to address the timely issue of the nanoparticle safety and will feature talks from high profile scientific researchers.

This meeting is CPD accredited. Please note that the deadline for early (reduced rate) registration is December 20^th 2008. To book a place, please visit www.regonline.co.uk/nano09 .

Speakers include:

Dr. Shareen H. Doak (Chair), University of Wales Swansea, UK

Professor Wolfgang G. Kreyling, Helmholtz Zentrum München Research Center for Health & Environment;  Institute of Inhalation Biology, Focus Network Nanoparticles and Health, Germany

Professor  Jamie Lead, The University of Birmingham,UK

Professor Ken Donaldson, Edinburgh University, UK..

Dr. Qasim Chaudhry , Central Science Laboratory, UK.

Professor Vicki Stone, Napier University, Scotland

Dr Richard Handy, Plymouth University, UK

Dr Brett Lyons, CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science), Weymouth Laboratory.