19 Dec 2018
Catch up with the NIA Christmas Newsletter!
We offer a festive review of regulatory news in 2018, together with a warm welcome to all the Members that joined this year.
12 Dec 2018
NIA is pleased to announce the EC publication of a report it co-authored as part of the NanoData project which ended in 2017. The 350 page report is a comprehensive insight into the scientific, policy and commercial ecosystem for the support and performance of nanotechnologies and materials.
11 Dec 2018
In a busy December, NIA welcomed three new Members to its nano-community.
4 Dec 2018
On 3 November, 2018, Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1881 was published which address nanomaterials and nanoforms of substances falling under REACH.
The text was adopted in April 2018, and after scrutiny by the Council and the Parliament it is now published. The regulation shall apply from 1 January 2020.
27 Nov 2018
NanoReg2, a Horizon 2020 project establishing Safe by Design (SbD) as a fundamental pillar in the discovery, screening and commercialisation of novel nanomaterials and nano enabled products, has published its 5th project newsletter.
21 Nov 2018
NIA Meeting Reports from these two meetings are now available to NIA Members (Direct link, log in required
15 Nov 2018
NIA kick started its new webinar series 'Nano in Action' with a focus on applications into textiles.
The 90 minute webinar featured three speakers:
13 Nov 2018
Cerion, a US Member of NIA that specialises in custom design, scale-up and manufacture of specialty inorganic advanced and nano-sized materials, has published a report into the five strongest trends in high performance optical coatings.
The report focuses on coatings including High refractive index, Anti-reflection, High reflective, Optical filter...
12 Nov 2018
NIA was pleased to spend a busy week in Grenoble with friends and family at the Nanosafe conference. Focussing on industrial approaches to safety within nanomaterials and technologies, NIA presented, co-chaired, exhibited and roud-tabled for 4 days. The following short report summarises NIA activities and highlights from the meeting.
6 Nov 2018
NIA is pleased to publish it's Open newsletter for November. CLICK HERE to catch up with latest news from the nano world, plus discover our 2 new webinar series, 'Nano in Action' and 'Nano in Business' !
6 Nov 2018
The US NIOSH held a public online webinar on 30 October on their reivised draft 'Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials'. The slides from the webinar, which NIA attended, are now avaiblable at the docket at regulations.gov. The public consultation on the draft CIB will end on November 30.
5 Nov 2018
Cabot Corporation, a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company and NIA member, has been selected as technology partner by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) to develop low-cobalt cathodes for the next generation of Li-ion batteries as part of an $80 million investment initiative for advanced vehicle research.
31 Oct 2018
The JRC report summarises the presentations and discussions at the first NanoReg2 Workshop on Regulatory Preparedness for Innovation in Nanotechnology held in Ispra, Italy 5 to 6 October 2017. Approximately 60 regulators, industry representatives and other stakeholders met through the NanoReg2 project, in which NIA is a partner. The project has...
17 Oct 2018
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has published an infosheet on manufactured nanomaterials in the workplace.
5 Oct 2018
The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) has a public consultation out on nano silver where the deadline to comment is 30 November. NIOSH is also organising a public online meeting scheduled for 30 October.
5 Oct 2018
The NanoReg2 project, of which NIA is a partner, has published a comprehensive review of EU legislation addressing chemical substances and the potential for Grouping and Read Across in nanomaterials.
26 Sep 2018
NIA Member Solvay, an advanced material manufacturing company, also has a venture capital fund, in the form of Solvay Ventures—which invests in breakthrough technologies within the areas of advanced materials and formulations. Solvay Ventures has recently announced that it has invested in the US-based company, Solid Power, which is a manufacturer...
25 Sep 2018
Advancing nanomaterials safety testing was the mission of two European Union-funded Horizon2020 projects, NanoReg2 and GRACIOUS. They brought together 120 nanotechnology specialists from Europe, North America and Asia at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris on September 12-13. Experts from research, industry...
