Project Partners


28 Partners form a consortium of European RTD performers, metrology institutes and nanomaterials and instrument manufacturers.


1. Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek [RIKILT], Netherlands

Leader: WP10 Scientific coordination

2. NordMiljö [AB NOMI], Sweden

Leader: WP9 Project Management

3a. JRC-Institute for Health and Consumer Protection [JRC-IHCP], Belgium

Leader: WP7 Implementation: NanoDefiner e-Tool, Manual & case studies

3b. JRC-Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements [JRC-IRMM], Italy

Leader: WP6 Validation and standardisation

4. Universitaet Wien [UNIVIE], Austria

Leader: WP5 Confirmatory methods (tier 2)

5. Danmarks Tekniske Universitet [DTU], Denmark

Leader: WP2 Sample preparation, dispersion & sampling methods

6. Bundesinstitut Fuer Risikobewertung [BFR], Germany

7. Eidgenoessische Anstalt Fur Wasserversorgung Abwasserreinigung Und Gewaesserschutz [EAWAG], Switzerland

8. Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives [CEA], France

9. Technische Universitaet Dresden [TUD], Germany

Leader: WP4 Screening methods (tier 1)

10. Centrum Voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie [CODA], Belgium

11. University of Birmingham [UOB], UK

12. Fachhochschule Dortmund [FHDO], Germany

13. Bundesanstalt Fuer Materialforschung und - pruefung [BAM], Germany

Leader: WP3 Evaluation and selection of techniques and methodologies

14. Deutsches Institut Fuer Normung EV [DIN], Germany

15. BASF SE [BASF], Germany

Leader: WP1 Test and reference materials

16. Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH [CLARIANT], Germany

17. SOLVAY SA [SOLVAY], Belgium

18. MBN Nanomaterialia SPA [MBN], Italy

19. L'Oreal SA [LOREAL], France

20. NanoSight LTD [NANOSIGHT], UK

21. RAMEM SA [RAMEM], Spain

22. Superon GmbH [SUPERON], Germany

23. Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH [THERMO], Germany

24. Eurofins Wej Contaminants GmbH [EUROFINS], Germany

25. Nanotechnology Industries Association AISBL [NIA], Belgium

26. Verband der Mineralfarbenindustrie EV [VDMI], Germany

27. Cosmetics Europe – The Personal Care Association [COSMETIC], Belgium

28. Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d’Essais [LNE], France