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ECHA has published new advice on choosing the correct substance dose levels for toxicity tests. It helps companies ensure reliable results to conclude on the safety on their chemicals. The clarification comes from the amended REACH annexes which started to apply in January 2022. ECHA/NR/22/02 Companies need to choose the correct substance dose for their […]

NanoCommons, in collaboration with the EU NanoSafety Cluster projects, organises the “Nano-week” and NanoCommons Final Conference, in Limassol, Cyprus. The theme of the conference is “Evolution of Nanosafety and materials sustainability as we transition into Horizon Europe”. The conference and associated events (e.g., Young NanoSafety Researchers event, Training events, EU-US CoRs meeting, NanoInChi meeting, NSC […]

With the Science Barometer, Wissenschaft im Dialog (German organisation for science communication of the scientific community) has, since 2014, regularly determined the attitudes of the population toward science and research in population-representative surveys. What is the level of trust in science? What social role do science and research play in the eyes of the public? […]

Advanced materials have the potential to provide technical solutions for pressing global challenges, i.e. for energy revolution, digitalisation, or health care. However, it is currently difficult to derive which advanced materials will be actually used in the future and to what extent the existing legal frameworks or other measures are suitable to address their safety […]

ISO Technical Committee 229  ISO TC 229 has formed an study group on advanced and emergent materials to help identify and resolve (where appropriate) terminology issues involving innovations related to nanotechnologies. As part of this effort the study group is seeking input from internal and external stakeholders, and subject matter experts to ensure that any […]