Nano Medicine Round Table

The Nanomed Round Table is a "Coordination and support action" in the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Nanosciences.

The Nanomed Round Table's main purpose is to provide to European stakeholders a set of recommendations to support decision making regarding nanomedical innovations.

Five Working Groups will bring together experts selected for their expertise, experience and representation from each of the specific fields to address the issues involved in:

• Patient needs
• Ethics and societal impact
• Economic impact
• Regulation
• Communication

Genetic Alliance UK is leading on the Patient Needs Working Group and will prepare a detailed report on the expectations of patients and highlight some of the issues that patients have raised in regards to this new technology, taking into account the ethical, regulatory, social and economic issues. 

Genetic Alliance UK has recently carried out an online survey as well as detailed qualitative research to gain a broader understanding of patient understanding of nano medicine.  The Patient Views Report can be found here.

Nanomed Round Table condensed report