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NIA takes part in ECHA's first meeting on animal-testing alternatives

NIA's Director of Regulatory Affairs sat in on the inaugural meeting of ECHA's Collaborative Platform of Alternatives to Animal Testing (CP-AAT), a new group backing the European Commission's push to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The platform draws in EU Member States, the Commission, EU agencies, industry, academia and public-private partnerships, all working to speed up regulatory acceptance of non-animal methods. Members used the first session to map existing…

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New design rule proposed for boron nanomaterials

EUON's latest Nanopinion, "From Boron Fullerenes to Borophenes: A Simple Rule for Designing New Nanomaterials," lays out a coordination-based method for predicting how boron nanomaterials will behave structurally, replacing guesswork with a more systematic approach. By tracking how boron atoms coordinate in four-, five- and six-fold arrangements, the author connects boron fullerenes—closed, cage-like structures—to flat, two-dimensional borophenes. This coordination pattern offers a shortcut for…

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Germany pushes for stronger nano-specific REACH requirements

Five years after nano-specific information requirements entered into force under REACH, Germany has told the European Commission they need reinforcement. The call follows a national review by German competent authorities, feeding into the OECD's compilation of country activities on manufactured nanomaterials. While the original requirements were a useful first step, Germany's review found real gaps: missing test methods for nano-specific endpoints, few updates to existing dossiers, limited…

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European Commission updates REACH restrictions roadmap

The European Commission has published a refreshed version of its REACH Restrictions Roadmap, updating stakeholders on the status of hazardous substance restrictions since the roadmap launched in 2022. Eleven restrictions covering hundreds of substances have now been adopted, with six more proposals nearing completion, including work on PFAS, hexavalent chromium, octocrylene and other persistent or endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The revision adds no new nanomaterial-specific restrictions, but…

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CEN and ISO Advance Nanotechnology Standards Updates

Under CEN/TC 352 Nanotechnologies the following documents have been published: CEN/CENELEC report from 2025 published (18.06.2026). The report reviews the activities achieved during the past year and showcases advances in standardization for emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cyber resilience and quantum technologies, and the implementation of the CEN and CENELEC Strategy 2030. ANNUAL REPORT 2025. The CEN and CENELEC Presidential Committee Annual Plenary Meetings, held in…

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NIA joins ECHA's new platform on alternatives to animal testing

NIA's Director of Regulatory Affairs attended the inaugural meeting of ECHA's newly formed Collaborative Platform of Alternatives to Animal Testing (CP-AAT), a group set up to support the European Commission's roadmap for phasing out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The platform brings together EU Member States, the European Commission, EU agencies, industry, academia and public-private partnerships to speed up regulatory acceptance of non-animal methods. What the group agreed on…

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How NIA Membership Opened the Door for InFinite Biotech to Shape the Future of Nanomaterial Risk Assessment

At the May 2026 meeting of the ECHA’s Nanomaterial Expert Group (NMEG), NIA Member Infinite Biotech presented a novel “in-vitro-learned digital twin” platform (InFinite™) designed to predict long-term health effects of nanomaterial exposure using advanced New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and digital modelling. The platform combines live cellular monitoring, mechanistic modelling, and in silico disease evolution to generate rapid predictions of long-term toxicity while potentially reducing…

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NIA at the EU Technology Council: Europe's Advanced Materials Strategy Takes Shape

Sean Kelly, NIA's Interim Director General, was in Brussels on 14 April for the third meeting of the European Commission's Technology Council for Advanced Materials — the body steering the EU's long-term strategy on this critical sector. The session was a busy one. Members heard updates from the Advanced Materials Academy and reviewed outcomes from the FAME (Future of Advanced Materials in Europe) Workshop. The Scientific Advice Mechanism also presented its recommendations to the Commission…

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NIA Launches New Committee to Tackle Carbon Nanotube Regulation and Safety

March saw the first meeting of NIA's new Special Purpose Committee on Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs), chaired by NIA Board Member Ishrat Chaudhuri of Cabot Corporation. The committee brings together NIA members to develop a coordinated industry voice on CNT-related regulatory developments, while also identifying gaps in the science and methodology underpinning CNT safety assessment. At its inaugural meeting, the group worked through a range of issues relevant to CNT producers and agreed to draw up a…

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