The latest Newsletter from the three NMBP-13 Projects: Gov4Nano, NANORIGO and RiskGONE is out now and downloadable here: https://zenodo.org/record/4382164. This issue provides an update on the development of the Nano Risk Governance Council and the process of fine-tuning four different scenarios for the Council during the Council Workshops. This is followed by a…
NSC NewsletterWinter 2020NSC Newsletter The Winter 2020 NSC Newsletter is now available to view and download. Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [2.46 MB]
Monday 23 November 2020 In depth training contributions (as proposed) by individual projects For participation in the NanoSafety Cluster Education Day please register here. Room 1 Hands-on Training on Nanosafety Tools and Models NSC Training Day: Room 1 – Hands-on Training on Nanosafety Tools and Models.Room 2 NanoSafety Stakeholder engagement, Diplomacy, Regulation and Risk Governance…
EU NanoSafety Cluster (NSC) General Assembly @ NanoSAFE Digital Conference, 16 Nov 2020 The next EU NSC General Assembly will take place during the NanoSafe Digital Conference. Agenda 13:00-13:15 Welcome and Statement from the European Commission (Soren Bowadt) 13:15-13:40 Actions since last meeting 13:40-13:50 Pre-recorded statements from each WG 13:50-14:00 Progress of the Malta Initiative…
NanoSafety Cluster (NSC) Education Day @ NanoSAFE, 16 Nov 2020 Intention: This day shall act as guidance for the entire NanoSafety community, including young researchers, to highlight how individual research projects fit as a puzzle piece into the wider picture. It shall be an orientation-giving and educational event depicting the overall strategy behind NanoSafe(ty). …
On the 8th of August 2020, a team of 22 scientists from the Horizon 2020 GRACIOUS consortium published a paper describing a novel science-based Framework for grouping and read-across of nanomaterials. A Framework for grouping and read-across of nanomaterials – supporting innovation and risk assessment. A main objective of the GRACIOUS Framework is to…
NSC NewsletterSummer 2020NSC Newsletter The Summer 2020 NSC Newsletter is now available to view and download. Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [2.81 MB]
Webinar “Association of occupational exposure with ex vivo functional immune response in workers handling carbon nanotubes and nanofibers” hosted by NSC and available to watch again. Claire Skentelbery (NIA, Chair NSC Dissemination), Stella Stoycheva (Yordas, Co-chair NSC WG A), and Martin Himly (PLUS, Chair NSC WG A) On Tuesday, June 30th 2020, the NanoSafety Cluster…
The NanoSafety Cluster WG A and Dissemination Group jointly present the webinar “CDC work on association of occupational exposure with ex vivo functional immune response in workers handling carbon nanotubes and nanofibers” by Aaron Erdely and his team from the US CDC at June 30, 15 h CEST. Speakers from the Centers for Disease Control…
Overview Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are being applied in various nanotechnology products and are used in consumer products such as cosmetics and food; fertilizers; synthetic organs or engineered microbes, or self-assembling materials that assemble into new structures in the body upon their release; and molecular devices used in genetic therapy. People may be exposed to ENMs in…