8 Mar 2019
NIA's Dr Claire Skentelbery was part of a high level round table co-hosted by Industry4Europe, a coalition of over 140 industry associations and the European Economic and Social Affairs Committee (EESC), titled ‘EU Industrial Policy: Results and prospects for the next institutional cycle’, together with the EESC.
5 Mar 2019
Europe's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched a call for its Nanotechnology Laboratory to enable access to its non-nuclear facilities to researchers from Lead User Institution, User Institutions and SMEs.
Eligible countries include: Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova...
27 Feb 2019
The publisher Springer (publisher of Nature Nano among others) has added a search module to its nanotechnology research database Nano, where now over 22 million patents related to nano can be serached.
15 Feb 2019
Discover the NSC Newsletter Winter 2019, and the first of the regular updates from the NanoSafety Cluster Coordination Team. READ HERE
13 Feb 2019
The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has today published a comprehensive report on concepts and terms used in the European Commission's definition of nanomaterial. The report 'aims to provide clarifications of the key concepts and terms that are used in the EC NM definition, and discusses them in a regulatory context.'
12 Feb 2019
Cerion Advanced Materials has invested $1.5 million in analytical equipment to bring routine characterization of metal, metal oxide, and ceramic nanomaterials in-house.
7 Feb 2019
NIA was delighted to host a webinar introducing participants in the 2019 Chemspec NanoPavilion and you can catch up with our presenters on our YouTube Channel.
27 Jan 2019
NIA has provided its comments to the United Nations ‘Report on issues related to waste containing nanomaterials and options for further work under the Basel Convention'. The report is comprehensive and provide an overview of the current aspects of waste containing nanomaterial. However, NIA points out that a number of the issues presented, are...
24 Jan 2019
NIA is happy to welcome two new additions to the family: FIOH and VSParticle to kick start 2019.
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is a multidisciplinary research and specialist organization that focuses on well-being at work, research, advisory services and training. We operate under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health as...
18 Jan 2019
The European Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) published 11 January 2019, a statement and a position paper on emerging risks.
16 Jan 2019
We are delighted to launch the Nanopavilion, showcasing Members and nanotechnology at important industrial meetings around Europe.
The Nanopavilion is a dedicated stand over 40m², with individual booths for NIA Members, creating a focal point for nano within large scale conferences and enabling NIA members of all sizes to gain maximum exposure.
11 Jan 2019
Following an announcemnet in Frence TV on January 8, and a report in Le Monde, the Minister for Economic Affairs, Bruno Le Maire, has confirmed that a potential ban of E171 in food in France is under the responsibility of his Ministry. However, he considers that the currently available information on the additive was not sufficient to conclude it...
10 Jan 2019
In 2018, NIA was pleased to launch two new open webinar series; Nano in Action and Nano in Business, in addition to our open Regulatory Priorities webinars.
These are open to non-Members and, for 2019, we are making it easier to keep up with NIA webinars if your busy life prevents you from attending them live.
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.
