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SAFER NANOMATERIALS
Accelerating nanotech
innovations through
a safer-by-design approach
2 - 10 May 2019
European Scientific Institute, Archamps,
France (Greater Geneva)
www.safernanodesign.eu
The problem... Philippe Sabatier,
UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE-ALPES,
Engineered nanomaterials are today School coordinator
found in more than 1800 commercially
available products.
With their unique properties and
What do we know
about the risks associated
potential to significantly reduce with extensive use of
dependence on extractable raw nanoscale particles and
materials, nanomaterials can devices?
potentially bring enormous benefits
both to industry and society as a The short answer is “Not enough!”
whole. Ever-increasing time lag between the emergence of nano-products
and the generation and analysis of environmental health and safety
data by regulatory agencies.
Nanotechnology is a multi-billion $
enterprise worldwide that may exceed Standard animal testing methods (as for pharmaceuticals) are
inadequate
the impact of the first industrial
Too many substances to test
revolution and is projected to become
a $1 trillion market within a few years. Serious practical and ethical constraints: cost, time, animal welfare issues
Long-term exposure is perhaps the most important risk 
The solution... Alejandra
Fernandez Alvarez,
YOU ! MSC, UNIVERSIDAD
POLITÈCNICA
… the upcoming generation of highly trained material scientists, DE MADRID
life scientists, entrepreneurs, industrialists and regulators
accustomed to working in a pluridisciplinary
and international environment
implement a “safer-by-design” approach
to nanomaterial life-cycle assessment
rooted in an ever-evolving digital environment
SaferNanoDesign 2018
was an intensive experience
SaferNanoDesign offers a unique and where I learned both
transformational opportunity to broaden theoretically and practically from
skills-sets in a range of fields including advanced great professionals.
research strategies, innovation & sustainable An awesome international
business planning, ethics and regulatory affairs. atmosphere and an incredible
team of people! 
The team...
Aristedes Senra David Munos Fabienne Bornard
(UPM, Madrid) (Université Grenoble-Alpes)
Rojas
A group of expert speakers Laurent Charlet (INP, Grenoble)
and tutors drawn from a rich (Université Grenoble-Alpes) Ana Elena Pradas de Real
(INIA, Madrid)
international ecosystem
Egon
of academia, research and Benjamin Gilbert Ilise Feitshans Willighagen
industry (LBNL, Berkeley) (ESI) (BIGCAT, Maastricht)
Mark
Olivier Loget
Hoover Hristo Shuji (Capeval Pharma)
(NIOSH) Aladjov Tsuruoka
Celina Vaquero Moralejo (OECD) (Shinsu Nikolai Kochev
(Tecnalia) University) (Plovdiv University)
The programme... The Safer Nanomaterials summer school is an accelerated-
learning programme proposed by EIT Raw Materials partner
institutions and the European Scientific Institute.
Industrial and
entrepreneurial
case studies Multidisciplinary
group-work on
innovation projects
Core presentations
on nanodesign,
Project pitches to a
life cycle
panel of experts from
industry, academia,
start-ups and
Workshop, lab and business incubators.
computer practicals
You will come out the other end armed with a comprehensive
toolkit for implementing safer nanomaterials innovation.
Your profile
You are a Master or PhD student in medical or life science, Curiosity
never killed the cat
biotechology, engineering, materials, data science, business, (ask Schrödinger !)
human and social science.
The success of the school depends on the quality of the
participants. Over and above your specialist skills, you will
bring the following qualities :
Success =
OPEN AND CRITICAL THINKING preparation
+ opportunity.
A closed mind is the antithesis of innovation
CAPACITY FOR CALCULATED RISK
seizing new opportunities is inseparable from taking risks
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY The team is
individual ideas become breakthrough innovations thanks more important
to a great team than the idea.
Join us to build a safer and
SAFER sustainable nanoworld
NANOMATERIALS
2 - 10 May 2019
European Scientific Institute, Archamps,
France (Greater Geneva)
AMSTERDAM
LONDON BERLIN
BRUSSELS
PARIS
MUNICH
GENEVA VIENNA
MILAN
MADRID BARCELONA ROME
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2019
www.safernanodesign.eu
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