NIA co-chairs BIAC at OECD's 20th anniversary nanosafety meeting

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The 26th OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials met in Paris on 24–25 June, and NIA took part as co-chair of Business at OECD (BIAC), weighing in on priorities across the OECD's nanosafety programme. The meeting doubled as the 20th anniversary of the Working Party, and NIA joined other delegates in looking back at two decades of international cooperation on nanomaterial safety assessment while turning attention to what's ahead—advanced materials, Safe and Sustainable Innovation Approaches, and regulatory readiness. NIA will also contribute to a publication marking the anniversary, tracing the programme's path from early goals to where it stands today.

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