Next Generation BiOactiVe NAnocoatings – NOVA Scientists and industry unite to develop the next generation of antimicrobial coating technologies to provide safer environments The transmission of pathogenic microorganisms can happen rapidly with catastrophic and long-term consequences. The growing consequence of antibiotic resistance, and the constant reduction in efficacy of antibiotics is now a global concern.…
On Monday 5th June 2023, the EU H2020 project SABYDOMA organised its 2nd Legal Workshop on Safe-by-Design (SbD), on the first day of the nanoSAFE2023 conference in Grenoble, France. While the by-design paradigm now seems to be integrated into regulatory policies, legal challenges have yet to be addressed. This workshop is the first to focus on potential liability issues…
HARMLESS workshop on “Safe-and-Sustainable by Design (SSbD) for SMEs: Advanced Materials in Product Development” On 25th May 2023, the H2020 project HARMLESS organised a virtual workshop on “Safe-and-Sustainable by Design (SSbD) for SMEs: Advanced Materials in Product Development” with the main aim to present to the audience the HARMLESS SSbD framework and the corresponding Decision Support System (DSS), which provides…
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The SAbyNA survey of community perceptions of SSbD is open through Friday 30 June. The Venice and Grenoble workshops proved its interest – we just need more data to reveal the lurking effects! Please add your view to the survey now – and if you’re already “in”, please urge one colleague (best: industrial or regulatory)…
The NanoExplore Project has successfully concluded its mission! We are happy to share with you the achievements of the NanoExplore Project. The final project newsletter is out! Download our newsletter here. NanoExplore project deliverables are open to the public now! The executive summaries of NanoExplore’s deliverables are now available on the project website,…
CHARISMA has an abundance of exciting news to share with you! The CHARISMA Raman School 2022 in Turin was a resounding success! Considering the extraordinary amount of positive feedback we have been receiving from our participants, we are proud to say that our school successfully carried out its objectives. The CHARISMA Project, being the…
SbD4Nano set out to develop a novel software infrastructure, an “e-infrastructure”, to foster dialogue and collaboration between actors along the nanotechnology supply chain. Our project is currently making considerable progress in the case studies necessary to validate this e-infrastructure, and working towards enabling the reduction of hazard and exposure while satisfying functionality for intended uses…
Please find here an invitation seeking for interested laboratories that could join an inter-laboratory comparison test on nanomaterial solubility and dissolution rate, together with the SOP. The ILC will support the implementation of the project 3.10 led by Germany, which is developing a Test Guideline for determining the dissolution of nanomaterials in aqueous environmental media.…
Impressions from the 12th NanoSafety Training School on Safe and Sustainable by Design Approaches for Chemicals, Advanced Materials & Plastics Nurturing International Collaboration to Advance Research for a More Sustainable Future For yet another consecutive year, a vibrant community of young researchers and experienced experts from various disciplines met in the historical centre of Venice…