21 Jan 2025
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14 Jan 2025
The OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN), under the Steering Group on Advanced Materials (SG AdMa), hosted a workshop on 26–27 November 2024 focused on graphene and graphene family materials. The workshop aimed to provide an overview of these materials, covering their:
14 Jan 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) by the end of 2024, including two specifically addressing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). These rules require reporting unless the substances meet certain criteria, such as being fully reacted (cured), entrained in a polymer, or incorporated...
14 Jan 2025
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is conducting a consultation to gather feedback on two key guidance documents:
10 Dec 2024
NIA member Vireo Advisors, LLC has announced the launch of the Safer-by-Design (SbD) Toolbox, a groundbreaking resource aimed at advancing the safe development and manufacturing of cellulose nanomaterials (CNs). Funded by P3Nano, this innovative toolbox equips industry with a suite of physical, chemical, and toxicological testing methods for pre-...
10 Dec 2024
The Second Harmonisation & Standardisation of Test Methods for Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials Workshop, held virtually on November 18-19, 2024, brought together experts from academia, industry, and regulatory bodies to discuss innovative approaches to nanosafety and material testing.
25 Nov 2024
The Nanotechnology Industries Association is delighted to share fantastic news from our member Burdinola, who has been honored as the "Best Small-Medium Enterprise of the Year in Bizkaia 2024."
The prestigious award was presented during the VIII edition of the event, organized by Banco Santander, the Chamber of Commerce, and El Correo, at a...
20 Nov 2024
On the 8th of November NIA Director of Regulatory Affairs attended the 20th meeting of the Nanomaterials Expert Group (NMEG) remotely, where technical issues relating to the implementation of REACH, CLP, and the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) for nanomaterials are discussed. As a permanent stakeholder representative, NIA took the opportunity...
20 Nov 2024
The study “Collection and review of information on nanomaterial-based and nano-enabled plant protection products, biocidal products and fertilising products” was commissioned by the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) and performed by Innovamol Srl. This report focuses on the increased use of Nanotechnology in agricultural...
22 Oct 2024
The Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) is looking to submit an application for funding a long-term study investigating the impacts of exposure to engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) on worker health. To help receive the funding required to conduct this important research, IOM is looking for letters of support from UK based industry...
22 Oct 2024
EFSA has launched a consultation to gather feedback on the qualification system on NAMs published by the NAMS4NANO project. The publication can be accessed here.
22 Oct 2024
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a survey through a subcontractor (NovaMechanics Ltd) on the state of the art of carbon-based nanomaterial detection and quantification in environmental and biological matrices. The survey is part of a study which objective is to provide EUON and its stakeholders with an overview of available...
22 Oct 2024
On 30th September the EU Commission published the 22nd Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 amending Table 3 of Part 3 of Annex VI to CLP through the introduction of 27 new harmonised classifications, which include modifications of 16 entries and deletes 7 harmonised classifications. These amendments come...
