Maojo et al Table A1 (Continued) Name/acronym Description Safer Nanomaterials and New nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative nanomanufacturing approaches that offer a high level of performance, yet pose minimal harm Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, EC program which funds research, Materials and new Production development, demonstration, Technologies Programme and coordination projects National Institute for Integrated, multidisciplinary, Nanotechnology involves researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, informatics, and medicine National Network of Initiative to determine the Nanomedicine Development physical properties of cellular Centers and subcellular components SAFENANO Europe’s center of excellence on nanotechnology hazard and risk, facilitating responsible development of safe nanomaterials Technology cooperative Initiative for interlaboratory framework on nanoscale comparison on nanoparticle analytical and measurement size. Characterization among ten methods laboratories from six member economies ACTION-Grid International project on health care and nanoinformatics between Latin America, the w estern Balkans, and the European Union (EU) European Foundation for Initiative for prevention, diagnosis, Clinical Nanomedicine and therapy through nanomedicine as well as exploration of its implications ICPCNanoNet Collaboration between organizations and scientists in the EU and International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) Institute of Electrical and IEEE group on nanotechnology Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nanotechnology Council International Alliance for Scientists from the EU, Japan, and NanoEHS Harmonization the USA to establish reproducible approaches for dealing with nanoparticle hazards NanoPediatrics Program Focused on the development and use of nanomedicine for the care of children Alliance of academic, government, and industry partners to promote nanomanufacturing workshops and exchanges Cancer Biomedical Informatics Rational design of nanomaterials Grid (caBIG®) Nanotechnology and discovering nanoparticle working Group toxicity; development of standards and ontologies EU Nanosafety Cluster EC’s initiative to maximize synergies between the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) and Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) projects, addressing nanosafety National Nanomanufacturing Network 3886 submit your manuscript | www.dovepress.com Dovepress Institution Universities of Oregon, Pacific Northwest Lab, Oregon Nanoscience and Mircrotechnologies Institute EC under FP7 National Research Council of Canada and the University of Alberta US NIH Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) Asia-Pacific Economy Cooperation Industrial Science and Technology working Group EC under FP7 Nonprofit institution, with researchers from the EU and USA USA EC under FP7 IEEE NSF NCI, US NIH Peer-group of scientists that voluntarily collaborate Mattel Children’s Hospital, University USA of California Los Angeles, CA Compendium of EC-funded projects Europe Dovepress Geographical area USA Start year 2005 Europe Canada USA Europe International (Asia-Pacific) EU. Africa, USA, Latin America EU and partner countries International International (Europe, Japan, and the USA) USA USA 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 (Continued) International Journal of Nanomedicine 2012:7