Participate in the 13th Venice Training School
"Innovating with Purpose: A Hands-on Journey into Functional, Safe, and Sustainable Advanced Materials."
Held from June 9–13, 2025, at the Auditorium Santa Margherita, Università Ca’ Foscari, this event invites you to delve into the world of Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design innovation.
Co-organized by multiple EU-funded projects, this event is essential for anyone committed to advancing sustainable materials and fostering innovative solutions.
The Venice Training School 2025 brings together experts, researchers, and industry professionals to explore cutting-edge methodologies for ensuring the safety, functionality, and sustainability of innovative materials.
This immersive, hands-on training is co-organised by 15 leading EU-funded projects and provides a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between theory and real-world applications. Participants will engage with a variety of state-of-the-art topics , equipping them with the skills needed to drive responsible innovation.
Registration
The School attendance is free of charge and is limited to 80 spots. The registration is open now!
Agenda
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Topics
SSbD policy context in the EU
Environmental, health and safety assessment (Steps 1-3 of EC-SSbD framework)
Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (ILCSA) (Steps 4-5 of the EC-JRC SSbD framework)
Integrating functionality considerations into SSbD workflows
Complexity of advanced materials and their interactions
Enhancing the uptake of SSbD by industry, especially SMEs: user-friendly decision support tools
Who should attend?
PhD Students & Postdoctoral Researchers, Senior Researchers
Industry Professionals, Start-ups & Entrepreneurs
Regulators & Policy Makers
Civil Society Representatives & NGOs
Anyone passionate about safe & sustainable advanced materials
Benefits
Participants will gain in-depth interdisciplinary understanding of key topics pertaining to the safety and sustainability of advanced materials, and have various networking opportunities through dialogue with peers and key experts.