NIA Member, Vireo Advisors, Hosts SRA Workshop on Responsible Innovation of Advanced Materials and Technologie
Vireo Advisors is hosting a virtual workshop on Sunday December 13th as part of the Society for Risk Analysis’ Annual Meeting to discuss key issues facing the responsible innovation of advanced materials and technologies.
ECHA publishes manual to support registration dossiers containing nanoforms
 ECHA has published a manual to support the preparation of dossiers contaning nanoforms.  The comprehensive guide includes the specific requirements for single or sets of nanoforms, composition and analytical requirememnts (Annex VI), endpoint sections (Annex VII-X), and opt out scenarios.
NIA response to the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment
The NIA broadly welcomes the EU’s recently published Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment. It is a positive step forward towards delivering the Green Deal and the strategy highlights the importance of the chemicals sector overall and the fact that Europe already has within REACH one of the most comprehensive...
NIA kicks off a quarterly 'Standards priorities for Members' with report and webinar
 As part of a service expansion to Members, NIA launched its service focussed on standards topics relevant to nanomaterials, with first quarterly report published in September, followed by a dedicated webinar in October. Delivered by Denic Koltsov, of Brec Solutions, the report covered ISO TC229, ISO TC24/SC4,  CEN TC352 and ongoing trends.
Workshop on Gap Analysis and Data Requirements to support TG and GD Development - catch up
The NanoHarmony Project, in which NIA is responsible for stakeholder interaction and which aims to address key end points for nanomaterials, hosted a global online workshop on November 3-5, with expert sessions following by a public plenary meeting.
ECHA holds 2020 stakeholder meeting
As a stakeholder to ECHA, NIA took part in the online 2020 Stakeholder meeting on October 29.  Whilst covering the full scope of work from ECHA, work relevant to nanomaterials directly and indirectly was covered through topics including:
Safe Use of Nanomaterials in the Lab Webinar
Yesterday, NIA hosted a webinar on the  Safe Use of Nanomaterials in the Lab with over 150 registrations.
NIA Member Burdinola launches the Nano Chamber
After almost 4 years of research and development, NIA Member Burdinola has launched the first chamber tested to work with nanoparticles, guaranteeing maximum safety for both the user and the sample.
850 registrants for webinar 'The pathway to Test Guidelines: from science to standards for nanomaterials'
Over 800 registrations were received for the webinar ''The pathway to Test Guidelines: from science to standards for nanomaterials' hosted by the EC-funded projects NanoHarmony (in which NIA is a partner) and NANOMET.
New Board confirmed for NIA at the 2020 AGM
  NIA Corporate Members voted to confirm a new Board at the 2020 AGM, kick starting a 2 year term with the focus to continue NIA's expansion of membership, services to Members and global positioning as the voice of nanotechnology industries.
Blanca Suarez Merino joins NIA as Director of Regulatory Affairs
NIA welcomes Dr Blanca Suarez Merino to the team as Director of Regulatory Affairs, stepping into the shoes of long time NIA team member David Carlander. 
SUNUM, Nanotechnology Research and Application Center joins NIA
NIA is very pleased to welcome its first new Member from Turkey, through SUNUM, Nanotechnology Research and Application Center.
Vireo Advisers joins NIA
NIA welcomes Vireo Advisers into the nano family, with an expert team headed by Jo-Anne Shatkin.
ZEON Corporation joins NIA
The Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) is delighted to welcome ZEON Corporation to its growing global community.  ZEON, headquartered in Japan, with 58 operations world-wide, is a speciality materials producer including single wall carbon nanotubes (CNT).  Following the emergence of CNT technologies from Japan, ZEON bec
MWCNT Substance Evaluation Conclusion published by BAuA
 ECHA has published the substance evaluation conclusion for multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), synthetic graphite in tubular shape and tangled, summarising how the information on the substance can be used for the purposes of regulatory risk management.
UK Health and Safety Executive publishes Brexit Chemicals Industry Guidance
          The UK Health and Safety Executive has published latest guidance for the chemicals sector regarding requirements for materials following the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1st, 2021. The guideance covers:
Read the latest NanoSafety Cluster newsletter
NanoSafety Cluster published their 20th newsletter. Hear about our various H2020 projects: PATROLS, NanoHarmony and more!   You can read it HERE.
FDA publishes report 'Nanotechnology—Over a Decade of Progress and Innovation'
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the report 'Nanotechnology—Over a Decade of Progress and Innovation'.   The report highlights FDA progression in the field of nanotechnology since it released its last report in 2007, and its role in advancing the public health through regulation of products within its jurisdiction that...
EC launches 'Advanced Technologies for Industry' platform
The European Commission has launched the new online platform 'Advanced Technologies for Industry', which covers technologies, sectors, policy, products, plus EU and global actions. It also maps technology centres and is a hub for data associated with advances in robotics, AI, big data and advanced materials, amongst others.