18 Jan 2022
NIA member the University of Birmingham is organising the final conference of the NanoCommons project of which it is the coordinator. The event will be taking place in Limassol (Cyprus) during the NanoWeek organised by NanoCommons in collaboration with the NanoSafetyCluster from 20 to 24 June.
18 Jan 2022
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has released ISO/TS 21357:2022 for the evaluation of the mean size of nano-objects in liquid dispersions through the static multiple light scattering (SMLS) technique.
10 Jan 2022
Two papers have recently been published on the topic of sustainability and nanomaterials, looking at nano contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals and the introduction of SSbD respectively.
13 Dec 2021
Together with EU Member States, ECHA has been assessing the regulatory needs of groups of substances with the goal to accelerate regulatory action on chemicals of concern, while trying to avoid regrettable substitutions.
8 Dec 2021
The European Health Stakeholder Group that NIA is a member of has released a joint statement calling on the European Commission to formalize the UK association to the Horizon Europe funding framework as soon as possible.
25 Nov 2021
DG ENV has commissioned a study in the context of the targeted revision of the CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures) and related impact assessment.
22 Nov 2021
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has released ISO/TS 23650:2021, specifying the antimicrobial performance assessment method for textiles containing manufactured (metals/metal oxides) nanomaterials (TCMNMs).
17 Nov 2021
The ECHA EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) released a report, delivered by RPA Europe, on the amount of waste streams containing nanomaterials in the EU.
10 Nov 2021
The OECD has recently published four documents focusing on tools and models to assess environmental exposure to manufactured nanomaterials, from both an occupational and a consumer perspective. A functional assessment and statistical analysis of tools and models for nano-specific environmental exposure was performed, together with an analysis of...
9 Nov 2021
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has released a guide on a risk assessment methodology for nanomaterials used as food additives and ingredients with a nutritional function.
9 Nov 2021
The EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF) has approved the European Commission's proposal for a ban on the use of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive, starting in early 2022.
The proposal was based on a revised EFSA scientific opinion, which concluded that E171 could no longer be considered as safe when used as a...
9 Nov 2021
After a year of preliminary joint research, NIA member IMEC has signed a cooperation agreement with pharmaceutical company GSK to explore how nanotechnology can accelerate the development and production of vaccines. Nanotechnology will also be used to automate the relevant production processes.
The collaboration will be articulated in different...
6 Oct 2021
The European Chemicals Agency has released a new set of Q&As for downstream users of nanoforms. The document provides information on registration obligations; nanoforms definition and characterization; sets of similar nanoforms; reporting and submission, including joint submissions; and other downstream users obligations.
24 Sep 2021
As anticipated in its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the European Commission has opened a stakeholder consultation as part of the targeted revision of the CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures).
31 Aug 2021
SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY – SLINTEC
Our Member Spotlight series is back after the summer break. In this issue, we speak with Dr Nareshkumar B. Handagama, Chief Executive Officer at the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC).
17 Aug 2021
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety has published their main comments for the EU public consultation on the definition of nanomaterials.
17 Aug 2021
ISO/TS 21633:2021, “Label-free impedance technology to assess the toxicity of nanomaterials in vitro”. This document describes a methodology of a label free and real-time detection for non-invasive monitoring of cell-based assays to assess toxicity of nanomaterials to eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. (link)
Published 11.08.2021
17 Aug 2021
The updated guidance takes account of relevant scientific studies that provide insights to physico‐chemical properties, exposure assessment and hazard characterisation of nanomaterials and areas of applicability.
17 Aug 2021
The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the additive silver nanoparticles intended to be used in plastics.
6 Aug 2021
The European Commission publishes an annual status report on the use of nanomaterials in cosmetic products. The 2021 report, released at the end of July, includes the following findings:
