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8 Nanotechnology business startups in AIST 29<br />

Masafumi Ata<br />

Insurance<br />

9 The insurability of emerging technologies 33<br />

Walter R. Stahel<br />

10 Dealing with risks and opportunities of new technologies 36<br />

Christoph Lauterwasser<br />

11 Liability regimes in a changing risk landscape 39<br />

Richard H. Murray<br />

Institutes<br />

12 International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) 45<br />

Christopher Bunting<br />

13 The Meridian Institute 48<br />

Tim Mealey<br />

14 International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) 50<br />

Mark Lafranconi<br />

Lessons learnt<br />

15 Nanotechnology and risk perception 53<br />

David Ropeik<br />

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16 Regulatory challenges with emerging technologies 56<br />

Paul Davies<br />

Conclusion<br />

17 A summary of the 6 – 7 December 2004 nanotechnology conference 61<br />

18 Conclusion 65<br />

Annabelle Hett

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