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"How to shape the direction of innovation in nanomaterials?"
Broadening the agenda from risk regulation to innovation governance
By: Dr. Ismael Rafols, Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU) University of Sussex, UK
He will discuss the results of a study undertaken for the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, about how public policy might purposefully influence nanomaterials innovation to encourage environmentally beneficial application.