3 Jun 2021
We’re happy to welcome a new member to NIA. GAIKER Technology Centre, based in the Basque Country, is a research institute offering innovative technological solutions for corporations. Established as a foundation in 1985, the institute’s expertise includes biotechnology, sustainable composites, and functional polymers. In addition to R&D...
1 Jun 2021
NIA's nanopinion 'Updating our language: why we should not paint all nanoforms with the same brush ' was published on the European Observatory of Nanomaterials (EUON) website:
20 May 2021
We are glad to announce that a new member has joined NIA. Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) was founded in the UK in 2010 and has grown to an industry-leading organization in the field of graphene dispersion, listed on the FTSE AIM Stock Market and working with more than 100 technology and product development partners. The company graphene...
11 May 2021
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EFSA has updated its safety assessment of the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171), following a request by the European Commission in March 2020.
6 May 2021
The process for the long-anticipated revision of the EU nanomaterial definition has started, with the Commission announcing a targeted stakeholder consultation which will be open until June 30.
In the run-up to the definition revision, preliminary work was carried out by the Commission and complemented by three technical reports published by the...
21 Apr 2021
We are happy to announce that a new member has joined the NIA family: a warm welcome to the Nano Institute of Sydney University.
The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano) is a flagship multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Sydney, Australia.
21 Apr 2021
The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability includes the objective of developing criteria on safe- and sustainable-by-design to support the shift towards inherently safe and sustainable chemicals, materials and products, throughout the entire life cycle.
21 Apr 2021
The LICARA Nano Scan was originally developed by TNO and EMPA in the context of the EU-funded LICARA project, as a tool to guide companies through their decision-making process for the sustainable development of innovative nano-enabled products. The tool has now been updated to cover an extended range of products, including beyond nanomaterials....
20 Apr 2021
NIA has released a position paper discussing the evolution of the regulation and language used to talked about the nanoscale. The ongoing transition from “nanomaterial” to “nanoforms” will help to better reflect the fact that differences in nanomaterial properties exist not only in relation to bulk counterparts, but also to nanoforms of the same...
7 Apr 2021
Check out the item entitled “The Science of Tiny Little Things”. These series were developed by ISO technical committee ISO/TC 229, Nanotechnologies, whose secretariat is held by BSI, ISO’s member for the UK, in cooperation with ISO’s partner organization, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and focus on the key issue of vocabulary...
18 Mar 2021
The NIA March NanoNews is now out. This month's newsletter welcomes Fraunhofer Nanotechnology as a new member; thanks to all the members who enthusiastically responded to our invitation, we are also able to kick off our Member Spotlight series in this issue. This edition's interview features member Burdinola Safer Labs.
17 Mar 2021
The OECD is inviting interested labs to participate in a round-robin exercise (HARN exercise) in the context of its ongoing project on Testing Guideline on determination of the dustiness of manufactured nanomaterials, led by Denmark and France. The goal of the exercise is to assess the robustness, feasibility, and appropriateness of different...
12 Mar 2021
The European Commission has published a draft adequacy decision to allow the continuation of personal data flows between the EU and the UK after the end of the Brexit transition period.
NIA joined a group of health and pharma organizations in a supporting statement for the draft decision: exchange of data will be fundamental in guaranteeing that...
11 Mar 2021
BURDINOLA: BRINGING LAB DESIGN INTO SAFE USE OF NANOMATERIALS
The NIA is happy to announce the launch of our Member Spotlight series, where we interview a different member every month to learn more about their activities in the world of nano.