For the first time, NanoCentral will be holding a pre-Conference seminar, "An Introduction to Nanotechnology", on the afternoon of 7 June. It will take place at Hotel Russell, London at 16.00 pm - 19.00 pm and is designed for those who have heard of nanotechnology, but are unsure what it can do to promote growth in your business. An Introduction to Nanotechnology seminar is specifically designed for senior business decision-makers.

NanoMaterials™ Conference, 8-9th June 2011 at the Hotel Russell in London brings an ever more global programme, featuring presentations from the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing, OECD, Harris & Harris, Lux Research, Kyoto Environmental Nanotechnology Cluster, Fraunhofer Institute and World Gold Council. The event showcases over 50 speakers across 2 Plenary sessions and 3 streams and includes speakers from Japan, Russia, Panama, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Findland, US, UK and The Netherlands.

AssuredNano®, the premier Safety Health and Environment (SHE) Accreditation Scheme for organizations involved with nanotechnology has announced that Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., a world leader in single wall carbon nanotube manufacture, has become the first organization accredited to its Nanomaterials SHE Scheme. Following lengthy and exhaustive beta testing of the Scheme, which covers manufacturing procedures, risk evaluation, handling, transportation and training, Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. underwent rigorous auditing by expert consultants to become accredited. Accreditation is followed up by subsequent annual independent audits.

At NanoMaterials2010, Charles McGovern, CEO of INSCX gave a presentation entitled “Establishing a commodity exchange for nanomaterials -- formation, structure and key advantages”  to the audience during the first morning plenary session.  The INSCX exchange is the world’s commodity exchange for trade in accredited, compliant and validated engineered nanomaterials. The exchange trading platform is scheduled for live launch first quarter 2011.

AssuredNano®, the premier Safety Health and Environment (SHE) Accreditation Scheme for organizations involved with nanotechnology was officially launched at NanoMaterials09.

NanoMaterials09 taking place at the Maritim Bonn, Germany on 16-18 June 2009, will deliver a two day conference programme with over 60 speakers divided into a morning plenary session, 5 afternoon streams, an exhibition and a poster exhibition.

A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes - a poster child for the "nanotechnology revolution" - could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities ("Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot study")….(Nanowerk News)