Das NFP 64 hat einen nationalen und internationalen Bezugsrahmen. Weltweit, insbesondere aber in Europa laufen zahlreiche der Thematik des NFP 64 verwandte Forschungsprojekte.
Projekte und Programme in Europa:
CLINAM
The European Foundation for Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM)
http://www.clinam.org/
Nanoimpactnet
European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials
http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu/
Cordis
Nanotechnology related activities at the European Commission
http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/
Framing Nano
The FramingNano Governance Platform
http://www.framingnano.eu/
SCENIHR
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)
http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/scenihr_04-09/index_en.htm
SPP 1313 / Biological Responses to Nanoscale Particles
A Priority Programme of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
http://www.spp1313.de/