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.
27 Nov 2018
NanoReg2, a Horizon 2020 project establishing Safe by Design (SbD) as a fundamental pillar in the discovery, screening and commercialisation of novel nanomaterials and nano enabled products, has published its 5th project newsletter.
21 Nov 2018
NIA Meeting Reports from these two meetings are now available to NIA Members (Direct link, log in required
15 Nov 2018
NIA kick started its new webinar series 'Nano in Action' with a focus on applications into textiles.
The 90 minute webinar featured three speakers:
13 Nov 2018
Cerion, a US Member of NIA that specialises in custom design, scale-up and manufacture of specialty inorganic advanced and nano-sized materials, has published a report into the five strongest trends in high performance optical coatings.
The report focuses on coatings including High refractive index, Anti-reflection, High reflective, Optical filter...
12 Nov 2018
NIA was pleased to spend a busy week in Grenoble with friends and family at the Nanosafe conference. Focussing on industrial approaches to safety within nanomaterials and technologies, NIA presented, co-chaired, exhibited and roud-tabled for 4 days. The following short report summarises NIA activities and highlights from the meeting.
6 Nov 2018
NIA is pleased to publish it's Open newsletter for November. CLICK HERE to catch up with latest news from the nano world, plus discover our 2 new webinar series, 'Nano in Action' and 'Nano in Business' !
6 Nov 2018
The US NIOSH held a public online webinar on 30 October on their reivised draft 'Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials'. The slides from the webinar, which NIA attended, are now avaiblable at the docket at regulations.gov. The public consultation on the draft CIB will end on November 30.
