Within the EU FP-7 GUIDEnano project, a methodology was developed to systematically quantify the similarity between a nanomaterial (NM) that has been tested in toxicity studies and the NM for which risk needs to be evaluated, for the purpose of extrapolating toxicity data between the two materials. The methodology is Read more…
On the 6th of November, the Connect-EU 2017 event is taking place at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona. During this edition, participants will be able to receive first hand information about the new calls of the Horizon 2020 programme but also discover highly innovative projects such as Read more…
The EU NanoSafetyCluster is delighted to announce the first in a series of webinars that will introduce its work and the key outcomes from its projects. These webinars, held every 4 months, are open to all interested participants and will start on November 20, at 1500 CET. The first webinar Read more…
Final Report Summary – GUIDEnano (Assessment and mitigation of nano-enabled product risks on human and environmental health: Development of new strategies and creation of a digital guidance tool for nanotech industries) Executive Summary: Current uncertainties on the safety of nano-enabled products need to be urgently and carefully addressed. Otherwise, public Read more…
A new Horizon Magazine feature article discusses how tracking the environmental exposure of the emerging nanomaterial industry could prevent potentially harmful chemicals from polluting soil and water, and how NanoFASE, alongside other EU-funded projects, is working towards achieving these goals. Safer sun cream, energy-storing plastics, non-stick surfaces, richer fertilisers and Read more…
caLIBRAte project has now passed its initial phase, having identified existing knowledge, data, and nano-specific risk assessment tools and models to support development of a nano-risk governance framework. caLIBRAte has clarified the opinions and needs for risk governance amongst stakeholders including industry, regulators, the public and the insurance sector. A Read more…
On the 24th of May 2017, ECHA published five documents that aim to help registrants preparing dossiers that cover nanoforms ahead of the 2018 registration deadline. The documents include two new pieces of guidance as well as recommendations and updates of the existing guidance on nanomaterials. The new publications Read more…
After four years of intense collaboration, eighty nine partners from the EU, Brazil and the Republic of Korea united in the NANoREG project, recently published the results of their work aimed at developing more efficient methods and strategies to test the effects of nanomaterials on human health and the environment Read more…
On the 8th-10th of May 2017, the caLIBRAte consortium met in Barcelona for its 3rd general assembly. The members presented their scientific results after the first year of the project. Amongst these tasks are the caLIBRAte horizon scanning tool, the HRA and ERA models as well as the control branding Read more…
A few weeks ago, in April 2017, the NANoREG consortium published the NANoREG framework for the safety assessment of nanomaterials. It is one of the main outcomes from the NanoREG project, apart from all the results that are now available and free for everybody on the website of the project. Read more…