How is Bayer supporting the global effort towards safety research in nanotechnology?
Bayer MaterialScience identified related risk areas early on and initiated the necessary safety research. For example, Bayer is founding member of the DECHEMA Responsible Production and Use of Nanomaterials Working Group (December 2003) as well as being a founding member of PACTE (Producers’ Association of Carbon Nanotubes in Europe) since September 2006. Within PACTE Bayer MaterialScience works for example to ensure an efficient exchange of good practices for the production and processing of CNT with other producers of CNTs. Aspects such as safety research, regulatory questions as well as broader societal dialogue are also of primary importance. In close cooperation with other companies in the Chemical Industry Association of Germany (VCI), we are currently developing a Code of Conduct for the safe handling of nanomaterials. In addition to the active dialogue within associations, Bayer MaterialScience strongly supports a number of government-funded projects devoted to safety research
