Busy NIA Member Promethian Particles features in the current issue of 'Speciality Chemicals' magazine, looking at the challenges of getting nanomaterials into increasingly complex supply chains ..read more

ECHA has launched the EUCLEF platform, through which  information on 40 pieces of EU chemicals legislation can now be accessed.  Companies can use EUCLEF to navigate through the EU chemicals legislative framework and find relevant information on how their substances are regulated across the EU. It is intended to support SMEs in particular and the first edition inlcudes legislation on air and water quality, worker protection, pesticides, food contact materials, cosmetic products, toy safety and many more.  A further 16 pieces of legislation are planned to be added to EUCLEF in 2021 ..read more

The JRC of the European Commission has recently published a new policy report providing a an overview of concepts and terms used in the European Commission's definition of nanomaterial. Read the full report HERE ..read more

NIA's Global Regulatory Monitoring Database has been updated to reflect important updates from REACH and other regulatory frameworks within the EU.  Updates for Members include ..read more

NIA is pleased to have contributed the Nanopinion 'Nanoplastics' - it's a name game, published on the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON ..read more

Germany's Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) has published an english version of the Technical Rule for Hazardous Substance (TRGS) 527 'Activities with Nanomaterials'.  The TRGS address technology, occupational safety and health, and occupational hygiene, with the Committee on Hazardous Substances (AGS) establishing the rules and adaptations to current state of development. The TRG 'Activities with Nanomaterials' references nanoforms as defined in REACH and does not include natural or incidental materials.  The 30 page document includes ..read more

NIA is delighted to welcome it's first Associate Member from the contract research organisation (CRO) community, critical actors in successful nanomaterials market access and uptake.  Covance CPC Regulatory Consultancy is part of the global CRO company Covance, which is involved in facilitating novel medicines to market ..read more

NIA is delighted to welcome Talga Technologies as a new Corporate Member.  Talga Technologies undertakes product research and  development for Talga, an advanced material company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia ..read more

NIA took part in the ECHA-hosted webinar “Registering nanoforms: practical advice”, hosted in response to the, according to ECHA, relatively low number of REACH dossier updates on January 1 for nanoforms, and the quality of information in the dossiers submitted. This will be part of more actions in 2020 to help support the successful completion of nanoform dossiers ..read more

The NanoSafety Cluster, representing major H2020 projects in nanosafety, published its Winter News today, with NIA and its projects featuring in this edition ..read more