Thomas Exner is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Seven Past Nine (7P9). He is responsible for the scientific planning, execution and supervision of different commercial project in the area of data management and integrated testing strategy development for risk/safety assessment of chemicals, drugs and nanomaterials. He is currently acting as Chair of the ROMFS WG.
Irini Furxhi is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at ISSMC–CNR, Italy. With a background in machine learning and toxicology, she is investigating the SSbD paradigm for nanomaterials, capturing and managing data, and searching for data-driven approaches. She is the Co-Chair of the ROMFS WG.
Vladimir Lobaskin is an Associate Professor at the School of Physics, University College Dublin. He specialises in soft condensed matter theory and simulation and runs several projects addressing bionano interactions as well as method and software development in the field f multiscale materials modelling. He is a Co-Chair of the ROMFS WG.
Head of Research at GreenDecision Srl, a spin-off company of University Ca’ Foscari of Venice in Italy
Scientific Director of the Division “Hazardous Substances and Biological Agents” at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Expert Safe and Sustainable Innovation Approach (SSIA), Department of Safe Technological Innovations and Circular Economy, Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); Co-Chair of the OECD WPMN SSIA Steering Group
Martin Himly (ORCID: 0000-0001-5416-085X) studied Chemistry/Biotechnology at the University of Graz (Austria) and received his PhD in 2001. He performed research abroad at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA in the field of oncology and virology. He has a strong background in recombinant allergen diagnostics/vaccines, standardization of allergen therapeutics (Biological Standardization Program BSP090, EDQM, Strasbourg, FR), characterization of protein pharmaceutics, biochemistry, and immunology. He joined the Bio-Nano Group of Albert Duschl in 2012 and has a vivid interest in applying realistic advanced cellular co-culture models investigating immune mechanisms of nanomaterials, bio-nano conjugates, and nanomedical candidates. He has been involved in a number of FP7 and H2020 projects in nanosafety (NanoTOES, NanoValid, NanoEIS, PANDORA, HUMUNITY, EC4SafeNano, NanoCommons, NanoRigo) and coordinated the educational Sparkling Science project “Nan-O-Style” www.uni-salzburg.at/nan-o-style). Martin Himly holds an Associate Professor position in Biochemistry and Immunology at the Department of Biosciences of the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS) and is member of the Allergy-Cancer-BioNano Research Center (ACBN) and the Doctoral School DSP Biomolecules of PLUS.
As VP EMEA for Yordas Group, Judith Friesl is responsible for the region’s strategic direction and is often the first point of contact for clients. She has established and led Yordas Group’s German subsidiary, taking responsibility for business development, account management, project delivery and financial performance. As Business Unit Lead for Yordas Group’s Public Funded Research Projects and Training Division she oversees the delivery of large research projects involving stakeholder engagement and scientific dissemination programs. She is a project management specialist with more than a decade of experience in managing large regulatory compliance, sustainability and stakeholder engagement projects. In addition, Judith has actively marketed and arranged training sessions for both EU-funded projects and for Yordas Group, overseeing the process to ensure successful delivery to all participants. Additionally, Judith has developed and implemented international marketing communications strategies in the private and public sectors for 15+ years in the UK, Europe and Asia. Currently, she is involved in the Horizon 2020 EU research projects CHARISMA, SbD4Nano, SUNSHINE and the Horizon Europe project IMPROVE and SUNRISE. She is an active member of the NSC Dissemination Group and co-chair of the NSC work group on Communication, Training and Education (deputising for Stella Stoycheva).
Éva Valsami-Jones is Chair of Environmental Nanoscience at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences of the University of Birmingham. She is the Coordinator of the NSC and is responsible for the overseeing and organisation of the day to day NSC activities.
Andreas Falk is PI for BioNanoNet Forschungsgesellschaft mbH and member of the NSC Coordination team responsible for Industrial Affairs and leading the international cooperation and the INISS-Nano initiative.