Nanotechnology Expert Group

The OECD’s work on nanotechnology assists governments in the implementation of policies that guarantee the responsible development of nanotechnologies, focusing on safety evaluation and assessment of manufactured nanomaterials. The OECD promotes international co-operation on the human health and environmental safety aspects of manufactured nanomaterials and other advanced materials for regulatory purposes, taking into account voluntary, legislative or other management schemes. 

• Promoting the environmentally sustainable use of nanotechnology 

• Exchanging information on the development on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials 

• Supporting cooperation on the assessment and management of nanomaterials 

• Contribute to exposure measurement and exposure mitigation 

• Support the implementation and dissemination of relevant OECD standards 

• OECD’s Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee 

• OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials 

• OECD’s Working Party on Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Converging Technologies