23 November 2017. INNOVATUM Science Center hosted 12 stakeholders concerned with nanotechnology from different perspectives for a full-day exploration of how to integrate greater societal engagement in research and innovation in the field of nanotechnology.

Through several activities, participants identified their concerns and the actions and interactions needed to deliver a research and innovation process that responds to society's values and needs. These recommendations were later communicated to European and local policymakers, influencing policy for years to come.

Two futuristic nanomedicine devices developed by citizens in a previous round of NANO2ALL dialogues served as the basis for the initial discussion; several participants pointed out the need for environmental risk, or life-cycle, analysis on products and greater understanding of how devices would affect humans in the long-term. How research and innovation respond to market forces was also flagged up as the central challenge of these processes.

Interested to know which measures participants thought could address some of these concerns? Consult the PDFs available below. Five more multi-stakeholder events have taken place since; find out what stakeholders in Israel, France, Italy, Poland and Spain had to say.