Commission needs nanomaterials definition from SCENIHR by May
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
The European Commission has made an urgent request to its Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) for a scientific opinion on the definition of “nanomaterials” by May this year1. Since nanomaterials are used within medicine, this could have an impact on the future regulation of nanomedicine.