Ruth Schmid is vice President Marketing at SINTEF Industry in Trondheim. Her present research activities include the preparation and characterisation of micro- and nanoparticles by various technologies and from a wide variety of materials, as well as the surface modification of polymers and polymer particles by wet-chemistry. SINTEF is a non-profit independent research organization performing contract research for industry and participating in publicly funded projects. The Biotechnology and Nanomedicine department coordinates RESTORE’s safety aspects and regulatory issues, contributing to the physicochemical characterisation and in vitro cytotoxicity and antimicrobial efficacy studies.