Nanotechnology Industries Association
The Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) supports companies across the wide range of industries that are involved in nanotechnology by influencing and explaining the opportunities and uncertainties within the broad and emergent field of nanotechnology. CPI is responsible for running the Association, acting as the organisation’s Secretariat.
Members of the NIA create a clear single voice to represent industry’s view, to interface with government, act as a source for consultation on regulation and standards, communicate the benefits of nanotechnologies, interact with the media and inform the debate on nanotechnology. The breadth of the membership enables the NIA to put forward strong proposals to government and regulatory authorities to promote an environment that supports the responsible application and utilisation of nanotechnologies.
The NIA focuses on:
- Establishing a framework of shared principles for the safe, sustainable and socially supportive development and use of nanotechnologies
- Working closely with regulators and policy makers to realise the full potential of nanotechnology and secure the full economic and societal benefits
- Developing timely industry perspectives for government and assisting policy development an nanotechnologies
- Clarifying and demystifying nanotechnologies and raising awareness of their applications in a balanced way amongst key audiences
- Generating position statements and papers in areas relevant to its members and providing responses to consultation exercises and publishing position papers and statements
- Identifying, forecasting and roadmapping unique areas of potential competitive advantage using nanotechnology
- Interacting with the media to ensure an ongoing advancement and commercialisation of nanotechnologies
- Encouraging and stimulating industry participation and support for nanotechnology
- Providing a forum for discussing topics of relevance to its members.