New issue of the NanoAlert Bulletin Published

Issue 5 of the NanoAlert Bulletin is now available, with a special issue on Carbon Nanotubes coming soon.

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Institute of Nanotechnology Conference, May 2008

Dr Rosemary Gibson, a senior scientist at HSL, was invited to give a presentation at the Institute of Nanotechnology's conference "Towards reducing animal testing" at the Royal Society, London, on 28-29 May 2008. The talk, entitled "Testing toxicity of nanoparticles - how in vitro systems can fit with regulatory approaches", considered testing strategies that can be used for engineered nanoparticles and the issues/problems of using the data generated for human health risk assessment.

New Topic Leader for Nanotechnology

Dr Rosemary Gibson, a senior scientist at HSL, has been appointed BOHS Topic Leader for nanotechnology. Rosemary leads HSL's programme of work investigating the potential human health effects of nanomaterials. Rosemary will ensure that BOSH has an active technical programme on nanotechnologies and is responsive to the implications of the new technologies.