Dovepress Table A1 (Continued) Name/acronym Description Ibero-American Network of Research on the social impact of Convergent Technologies for converging technologies Health (Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno) in Ibero-America NanoCom To bridge the gap between laboratory-based and industrial applications in nanotechnology Nanotechnology Informatics w hite paper covering the White Paper83 history of nanotechnology and the application of nanotechnology in the biomedical field ObservatoryNano European observatory for science-based and economic expert analysis of nanotechnologies, MINAM 2.0 Brings together micro- and nano-related organizations NanoGEM Evaluates the hazards of industrially relevant nanomaterials and nanoparticles contained in processed products ProNano Coaching services to research institutions or persons interested in the commercial exploitation of nanotechnologies University of California Center Development of environmental for Environmental Implications decision-making tools for managing of Nanotechnology engineered nanomaterials across a wide spectrum of nano/bio interfaces in cells, bacteria, etc Materials Genome Initiative To develop an infrastructure to accelerate advanced materials discovery and deployment in the United States Technology Platform A European Technology Integrating NanoFutures and Innovation Platform, multi-sectorial Euro-Nano-Tox Portal for researchers and industry seeking critical toxicological data for nano-structured materials Data repositories and standards ICON Environmental, Health Contains summaries (abstracts) and Safety Database and citations Molecular Imaging and Contrast Online source of scientific Agent Database (MICAD) information regarding molecular imaging and contrast agents Nanotechnology Standards Panel Development of standards in nanotechnology including nomenclature/terminology; materials properties and testing ISO TC 229 Developing standards for the understanding and control of matter and processes at the nanoscale to create improved materials National Toxicology Toxicology information about Program Database chemicals and nanoscale materials, abstracts, reports, and data from toxicology studies International Journal of Nanomedicine 2012:7 Nanoinformatics: a new area of research in nanomedicine Institution Latin-American Science and Technology Development Programme Geographical area Latin America, Spain, and Portugal Start year 2009 EC through FP7. Coordinator: University of Nottingham National Characterization Laboratory, US NCI EC-FP7. Coordinator: Institute of Nanotechnology, UK EC-FP7. Coordinator: Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology EC-FP7. Coordinator: Zabala Innovation Consulting, SA NSF, Environmental Protection Agency, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California National Science and Technology Council EC BioNanoNet Forschungsgesellschaft mbH Rice University, ICON NCBI, US NIH American National Standards Institute International Association for Standardization (ISO) NIH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), US Food and Drug Administration Europe USA Europe Europe Germany Europe USA USA Europe Austria USA USA USA USA International 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 (Continued) submit your manuscript | www.dovepress.com Dovepress 3887