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Regulating Nanomedicine: A European perspective

Joel D’Silva¹ and Geert Van Calster¹

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1. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Law

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Received 10 October 2008 08:46 UTC; Posted 14 October 2008

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Biotechnology

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• European Union
• ethics
• Nanotechnology
• medicine
• health
• regulation
• Biosafety

Abstract:

The potential impact of nanomedicine is foreseen to radically change health care; however it also challenges existing perceptions, dynamics and standards relating to ethics, safety and governance. This commentary briefly highlights aspects and approaches pertaining to nanomedical regulation in the European Union.

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D’Silva, Joel and Van Calster, Geert. Regulating Nanomedicine: A European perspective. Available from Nature Precedings <http://hdl.handle.net/10101/npre.2008.2388.1> (2008)

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