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All MembersUniting the Nanomaterials Ecosystem

Jul 15, 2026NIA News

NIA at Brussels summit on indoor air quality

NIA's Interim Director General, Sean Kelly, joined the IDEAL Cluster summit "The Air We Share" in Brussels in June, addressing indoor air quality across Europe. The appearance builds on four years of NIA involvement in the LEARN project, led by NIA member INL, which explores how nanotechnology can improve air quality measurement in schools. Kelly joined a panel discussing what the IDEAL Cluster's various projects—LEARN included—can contribute to future policy, standards and technology in this…

All MembersStrengthening Global Competitiveness

Jul 15, 2026NIA News

NIA co-chairs BIAC at OECD's 20th anniversary nanosafety meeting

The 26th OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials met in Paris on 24–25 June, and NIA took part as co-chair of Business at OECD (BIAC), weighing in on priorities across the OECD's nanosafety programme. The meeting doubled as the 20th anniversary of the Working Party, and NIA joined other delegates in looking back at two decades of international cooperation on nanomaterial safety assessment while turning attention to what's ahead—advanced materials, Safe and Sustainable Innovation…

All MembersAdvancing Sound Regulation & Standards

Jul 15, 2026NIA News

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…

Corporate Members OnlyAdvancing Sound Regulation & Standards

Jul 15, 2026NIA News

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…

Corporate Members OnlyStrengthening Global Competitiveness

Apr 23, 2026NIA News

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…

Corporate Members OnlyAdvancing Sound Regulation & Standards

Apr 23, 2026NIA News

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…

All MembersDriving Widespread Adoption

Apr 23, 2026NIA News

NIA-Chaired Workshop Shapes EU Advanced Materials Strategy — Report Now Available

The report from the Future of Advanced Materials Europe (FAME) Workshop is now published, drawing on input from over 250 stakeholders gathered in Aveiro, Portugal last November. The event was part of NIA's work as Chair of the Subgroup on Uptake and Deployment on the Technology Council for Advanced Materials — making the findings directly relevant to the Advanced Materials Act now taking shape in Brussels. The headline finding is clear: Europe's problem is not a lack of research. It is the gap…

Corporate Members OnlyAdvancing Sound Regulation & Standards

Apr 21, 2026NIA News

NIA Special Purpose Committee on Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)

As many of you will be aware, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and other fibre-like materials are the subject of growing scrutiny — from regulatory developments and labelling requirements to NGO concerns and end-user hesitancy. To help Members navigate these challenges, the NIA has established a Special Purpose Committee (SPC) on Carbon Nanotubes. The inaugural meeting is scheduled for Friday, 20 March at 15:30 CET / 10:30 EDT / 23:30 JST. Members wishing to join the SPC are invited to self-nominate by…

All MembersAdvancing Sound Regulation & Standards

Apr 21, 2026NIA News

NIA at the 2nd OECD Webinar on Bridging Innovation and Safety

The NIA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs presented the recently published OECD Report on Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD): Tools, Integrative Systems and Platforms for Nanomaterials and Nano-Enabled Products, released in December 2025. The NIA contributed actively to the review of tools, methodologies, and platforms supporting SSbD implementation in the nanotechnology sector. The presentation included a case study illustrating the application of one such tool to the development of an…