Dear NSC community, It is our main objective to keep you continuously up-to-date with any NSC-related activities. Here you find a list of all NSC Updates published in 2025. Feel free to share the information with your colleagues and invite them to directly join the community by signing up to the NSC mailing list. Sincerely,…
Dear colleagues, members and supporters of the Network for Safety and sustainability of Chemicals and materials (NSC), Are you passionate about cutting-edge science at the intersection of nanoscience, the environment, and human health? The Rutgers Nanoscience and Advanced Materials Research Center (NAMC) is seeking outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows (and PhD students) to join our dynamic, interdisciplinary team. At…
Dear colleagues, members and supporters of the Network for Safety and sustainability of Chemicals and materials (NSC), I would like to inform you that there is an open postition at the International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies (ICCRAM) of the University of Burgos (UBU). Deadline for applications: 30 November 2025. More information…
Innovating with Purpose: A Hands-on Journey into Functional, Safe and Sustainable Advanced Materials Every year, usually, a vibrant community of young researchers and seasoned experts convenes in the historic centre of Venice for the Venice School. The 13th edition of the Venice Training School took place from 9th to 13th June 2025 to focus on advancing knowledge…
Following up from the 1st NSC workshop on “SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations” (23 June 2025), also the 2nd NSC workshop is being prepared as collaborative effort among several EU-funded projects: AlChemiSSt, DESIDERATA, PLANETS and SUNRISE. The 1st workshop laid the basis by the description of a scenario by aspects of novelty, exposure, severity, (environmental)…
On 10 July 2025, the NSC contributed to the success of the NanoTexnology (NN25) in Thessaloniki, Greece, through a dedicated session titled “Special Session on Applying nanosafety competencies to the Advanced Materials arena”, chaired by Andreas Falk (BNN) and Cris Rocca (UoB), and featured a keynote presentation by Eva Valsami-Jones (UoB) on “From nanomaterials to advanced materials and their safe…
On 23 June 2025, the NSC Working Group on Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), Innovation & Regulation organised an online workshop on “SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations” as a collaboration effort among several EU-funded projects: AlChemiSSts, DESIDERATA, PLANETS and SUNRISE. Not all innovation scenarios in SMEs and industry are the same. Current JRC…
Dear NSC Community, I’m excited to join the NSC community and to take on the role of leading the Early Career Researcher (ECR) community. For the last two years, I have been actively working on Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), which has given me the chance to connect with many scientists in this field.…
EUIndTech2025 is the new EU flagship event, in which the two cyclical events, “Conference on Industrial Technologies” and “EuroNanoForum” are merged. This year it was done during the Polish presidency of the EU Council in Krakow, Poland. The EUIndTech2025 brought together more than 800 stakeholders from academia, research organizations, industry, NGOs and policymakers to discuss…
The MACRAMÉ project invites you to contribute to the refinement of its draft recommendations on testing and assessment strategies for advanced materials and advanced material-containing products. These recommendations aim to support the development and standardisation of methods that address the specific challenges posed by advanced materials. Your input on relevance, challenges, and suggestions for improvement…