SAFENANO

IOM is a leading provider of workplace health research consultancy services with expertise extending in wide range of scientific disciplines... From early 2005, we became a leading player in Europe into collaborative research related to the safety of nano-sized materials, developing an leading a series of projects. We also established SAFENANO, funded by the UK Government, as the first centre of excellence to support and de-risk emerging industrial applications of nanomaterials... Following the steep decline of the coal industry in the UK and retracted funding from NCB, our future survival was in a vulnerable position. To secure long-term survival, we expanded our research range and carefully considered a commercial model focused on turning our research into best practice workplace services. In 1990, we were able to re-launch as a self-funding, fully independent research charity.

Registration numbers: SC000365 (W), SC123972 (W), SC205670 (W)

Primary location: Edinburgh United Kingdom