Elke Anklam is a chemist, with specialisation in food-, organic- and radiation chemistry. After obtaining her PhD from the University Hamburg (Germany), she worked in various European Research Institutions and was a Teaching Professor at the Applied University of Fulda (Germany).Since 1991, she has been working at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC). Since 2006, she has a Director position in the JRC. At present, she is the Director of the JRC-Geel site and Director of JRC Directorate F: Health, Consumers & Reference Material (located in Geel, Belgium and Ispra, Italy).

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Speaker of 2ND Plenary “Boosting innovation for EU Industry: the role of nanotechnologies, addressing innovation and industrial renewal through nanotech and advanced materials applications.

Title: Sharing scientific infrastructure and fostering collaboration to strengthen the European innovation potential