Following up from the 1st NSC workshop on “SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations” (23 June 2025), the NSC Working Group on Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), Innovation & Regulation organised a virtual 2nd NSC workshop on SSbD Scenarios on 5th December 2025. Similarly as the first workshop, this second one was prepared…
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…
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…
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,…
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: DESIDERATA, PLANETS, SSbD4CheM 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…