PAST EVENTS
NSC Workshop - SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations
The NSC Workshop on SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations will take place on 23 June 2025 (12:00–15:00 CEST, online) as a collaborative effort among several EU-funded projects: SUNRISE, AlChemiSSt, DESIDERATA and PLANETS.
The event focuses on refining the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach by developing structured innovation scenarios tailored to different professional environments, sectors, and innovation levels. Participants will be able to discuss key aspects of SSbD based on real-world case studies.
Among the case studies presented, one will be provided by SUNRISE in collaboration with our partner Laurentia.
Topics:
The first workshop in June 2025 will examine key aspects that shape early innovation stage scenarios, using real-world cases contributed by innovators from the participating EU projects. Discussions will focus on defining relevant parameters, such as company type (start-up, SME, or industry), sector of application (B2B vs. B2C), level of innovation (incremental or advanced), R&D budget, and other early-stage knowledge that precedes experimental work.
A follow-up workshop in September/October 2025 will refine these insights to develop archetypical SSbD scenarios and their corresponding tailored approaches
Draft Agenda
(There will be one case study by SUNRISE from our partner Laurentia)
Secure your spot and join our leading experts from industry, academia, and policy-making to define tailored SSbD approaches that enhance competitiveness and sustainability!
NSC Workshop on “SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations”
The NSC workshop on “SSbD scenarios for advanced and incremental innovations” takes place on 23 June 2025 (12:00-15:00h CEST, online) as a collaboration effort among several EU-funded projects.
Venice Training School 2025
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
Click here to find out about the Full Program
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.
Full List of Collaborators (in alphabetical order)
SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting
The SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting will take place from 11–15 May 2025 in Vienna, Austria, at the Austria Center Vienna. This global event will gather professionals from academia, industry, and government to discuss the latest advances in environmental toxicology, chemistry, and sustainable development. The conference will focus on integrating innovations with safety and sustainability principles, promoting the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach across various disciplines.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a wide array of sessions, including scientific presentations, plenaries, and panel discussions. These will cover pressing environmental challenges such as chemical safety, ecological risk assessment, and pollution mitigation. The program also includes training courses and seminars, providing educational opportunities for both established professionals and emerging scientists.
Attendees will have access to recorded presentations, poster sessions, and networking opportunities, ensuring a rich and interactive experience. Special sessions will also be held to facilitate deeper discussions on emerging environmental issues and foster collaboration across various sectors.
Abstract Submission: 20 November (17:00 CET)
NMBP-16 Projects Public Final Event
For the past four years, the EU-funded Horizon 2020 NMBP-16 projects – DIAGONAL, HARMLESS and SUNSHINE – have been addressing the call topic “Safe by design, from science to regulation: multi-component nanomaterials” and have been working closely together on the challenges related to safe and sustainable multicomponent nanomaterials.
As they are now coming to an end, they are organising their Public Final Event on 25 September 2024, from 14:30 to 16:00h CEST in Venice (Italy) at the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli (ONSITE ONLY).
This dynamic 90-minute session, held as satellite event of the NanoTox 2024 conference, will showcase the ambitious goals and key achievements of the three projects.
Attendees will get an overview of the objectives and core elements of each one of the projects, as well as their complementary perspectives. In addition, participants will gain insight into key features, main results, special focus topics, and case studies of each individual project will be presented and discussed.
Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into the in-depth discussions with a broad group of stakeholders on the future of safe and sustainable multicomponent nanomaterials!
Draft agenda:
If you are interested in taking part, please email us here.
Resilience-22 Projects' Clustering Meeting
Join the Resilience-22 Projects' Clustering Meeting in Venice, Italy on Monday 23 September
NanoTox 2024
The 11th International Conference on NanoToxicology - NanoTox 2024 - will take place in the historic centre of Venice at Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli on 23-25 September 2024.
NanoTox is a forum aimed at personnel from research and academic institutions as well as from industry, governmental agencies, and other relevant organisations interested in:
(Eco)Toxicity of advanced (nano)materials
Hazard and exposure assessment, risk management and governance of advanced (nano)materials
Grouping and read-across
New approach methodologies (NAMs) for risk assessment
Sustainability assessment, Safe(r)-by-Design (SbD) and Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) of advanced (nano)materials
Toxicity Pathways: nano cell circuits underlying Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOP) and Mode-of-Action (MoA)
Big data management and modelling solutions
The NanoTox 2024 Conference is jointly organised by the leading EU-funded H2020 Projects DIAGONAL, HARMLESS, and SUNSHINE, focusing on the challenges related to safe and sustainable multicomponent nanomaterials by developing novel tools for evaluating human and environmental hazards, strategies for nanomaterial characterisation, classification, grouping and read-across for risk analysis and sustainability assessment.
We plan to welcome up to 300 delegates to the conference, bringing together international experts from Europe, the United States and Asia.
We hope you can join us in amazing Venice!
SRIA Validation workshop (IAM4EU)
The SRIA Validation Workshop on Advanced Materials, organised by The Advanced Materials 2030 Initiative (AMI2030), will take place via Zoom on September 19th, 2024, from 9:00 - 13:00 (CEST).
The workshop focuses on the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Advanced Materials set by the IAM4EU partnership. During this event, participants will have the opportunity to engage in constructive discussions and collaborative document refinement, contributing to shaping the future of advanced materials research in Europe.
XXVIII EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry
Join the International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Rome, 1-5 September 2024. Representing 30 member societies and 9,000 members, the EFMC is a leader in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.
AMI2030 The Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership Session
The Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership Session organised by EMIRI, EUMAT, SUSCHEM and MANUFUTURE will take place on 16 July per Zoom.
In this 2-hour online info session, IAM4EU stakeholders will gain an insight into the the current state of implementation of the strategy comprising 14 different actions under 5 main pillars. The event particularly highlights the key role of the IAM4EU partnership and the expected contributions from industry.
AMI2030 is an open and inclusive forum for stakeholders of the advanced materials ecosystems in Europe to collaborate, design and develop safe and sustainable advanced materials towards a circular economy, providing a systemic approach to promote leadership in research, fast-tracks innovations to market whilst ensuring sustainability and protection of human health and the environment.
Registration for the online webinar is open now!
More information: Advanced Materials 2030 Initiative
MaterialsWeek 2024
On 17-21 June 2024, MaterialsWeek will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus. It aims to bring together numerous Research and Innovation (R&I) communities that are driving advances in materials innovation manifested across diverse value chains and industrial markets.
MaterialsWeek 2024 provides a cross-disciplinary meeting venue for communication and collaboration over and beyond traditional community boundaries. Topics covered are the (re-)discovery, identification, improvement, handling, processing, manufacturing, (re-)use and recycling of materials. Thus, it aims to combine insights, theories, and methods from different fields to address complex issues emphasising the fluidity of disciplinary boundaries and encouraging the free flow of ideas and methods between different fields.
The event includes conference sessions, workshops and courses where various topics will be covered.
We’re happy to announce that SUNRISE is among the sponsors of this year’s event. We hope to see you in Limassol!
Important dates and deadlines
The deadline for Abstract Submission ended on the 3rd April 2024.
Abstracts for Poster Presentations remain open until the 14th June 2024.
Abstracts for Oral Presentations may continue to be submitted in communication and agreement with the relevant session organisers; please contact us at Contact@Materials-Week.org to find out more.