Online Workshop on Harmonisation and Standardisation of Test Methods: The Challenges of NAMs and Advanced Materials

4th Online Workshop on Harmonisation and Standardisation of Test Methods: The Challenges of NAMs and Advanced Materials

Join the 4th Online Workshop on Harmonisation and Standardisation of Test Methods: The Challenges of NAMs and Advanced Materials on 24-25 November 2026. This virtual event will bring together researchers, regulators, industry representatives and standards experts to discuss: • The latest developments in NAMs for human and environmental safety assessment • Key challenges in validation,…

NSC Updates 2026

Dear NSC community, It is our main objective to keep you continuously up-to-date with the community-related activities and events. Here you find all NSC Updates published in 2026. 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, The…

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Satellite Workshop on the Legacy of Horizon Europe SSbD Projects (03-04 November 2026, Brussels, Belgium)

The PINK project, with the support of EC-DG RTD, EC JRC, NSC, IAM-I and some Horizon Europe SSbD-related projects, is organising a satellite workshop on 3-4 November 2026 in Brussels, directly before the European Commission’s Feedback-to-Policy Stakeholder Workshop (4-5 November 2026, Brussels). The workshop builds on the SSbD Horizon Europe Projects Networking event organised by…

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Announcement 4th SSbD Boot Camp

PARC, in collaboration with JRC, is organising the 4th SSbD Boot Camp, in Athens (Greece), from 21 to 23 October 2026. The event will bring together participants interested in applying the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework in practical research and innovation contexts. Building on previous SSbD Boot Camps, this edition will provide participants…

NSC Task Force on SSbD tools, integrative systems & platforms

Dear NSC community,   NSC Task Force on “SSbD tools, integrative systems & platforms” In 2025, the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) published a report providing an overview of “Safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) tools, integrative systems and platforms for nanomaterials and nano-enabled products”. In ANTHOS’26 (09-11 March 2026, Vienna, Austria), there…

Summary of the Poster Pitch Session @ ANTHOS’26

The Poster Pitch Session took place on 10th March 2026, the second day of ANTHOS’26. It was organised and moderated by the representative of NSC’s Early Career Researchers (ECR), Fiorella Pitaro, from Empa. The session lasted approximately 90 minutes and provided an engaging and diverse overview of ongoing research activities. It was particularly encouraging that,…

NSC Updates 2025

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,…

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Open position as Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities at Rutgers NAMC

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…

Open position as Senior Researcher in Human Toxicology at ICCRAM UBU (Spain)

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…