NIA Consultation on JRC Survey on Benchmark Nanomaterials - DEADLINE: 28 April 2017
26 October, 2017
NIA seeks comments on the JRC Survey on Benchmark Nanomaterials
Safe by Design for nanomaterials - Webinar
Event Dates:
24 Oct 2017
Event Venue:
Webinar
This event is free of charge and open to all actors interested in nanomaterials and their safe management throughout their lifecycle, using the principles of Safe by Design from the earliest development stages.
This event brings together projects active in the creation of Safe by Design across Europe to inform you of the long term benefits and commercial sustainability that Safe by Design brings to product development.
NIA new member welcome webinar: CelluForce and National Research Council Canada
Event Dates:
22 Sep 2017
Event Venue:
GoToMeeting
NIA is delighted to welcome our two new Members from Canada, CelluForce and the National Research Council Canada and invite all comers to a webinar that showcases their work and priorities and also takes a look at the impact of CETA.
Nanotechnology Innovation Council
Event Dates:
09 Oct 2017
Event Venue:
Online workshop
NIA will host its first meeting of the NIA Nanotechnology Innovation Council.
The two hour online workshop will bring Members together to review and discuss nominated publications, patents and industrial innovations, with the mission to understand and share advances in nanotechnology from around the world.
Members will received a detailed summary of innovations discussed, plus all references, and the outcomes from this six monthly exercise will be presented at the NIA Annual Symposium on April 10.
ECHA Board of Appeals rules in favour of Industry on SiO2 substance evaluation
7 July, 2017
The Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released two decision annulling a 2015 ECHA decision requiring additional information and data on Syntetic Amorphous Silica (SAS). The original decision was based on substance evaluation performed by The Netherlands Competent Authority where a number of requests were made.
The contested decision was adopted by ECHA in March 2015 . Two appeals were launched by two industry consortia of composed of 2 and 37 industries respectively.
