NSC Update 08/2026

Among many other news, we have relevant updates from:

• Newcomer to the NSC community: the iLCA4SSbD project
• Relaunch of the NSC Early Career Researchers’ group website
• Announcement of the Satellite Workshop on the Legacy of Horizon Europe SSbD Projects (3-4 November 2026, Brussels), organised by the PINK project, with the support of EC-DG RTD, EC JRC, NSC, IAM-I, and some Horizon Europe SSbD-related projects
• Plasticizers infographic from the PLANETS project, explaining them in a clear and accessible way: what, where, why, how, challenges and solution
• Congratulations to Vincenc Pomar Portillo for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at the Nanomaterials 2026 conference in March 2026, in recognition of his work on the SUNRISE project.
• Recap of the INISS-Nano session at the STS conference in May 2026 in Graz.
• AlChemiSSts brochure
• How UPRISE turns research into real-word action with the support of Yordas Group
• The SUNSHINE SSbD Collection: 12 Factsheets for Innovation
• Collaboration opportunity: PARC project encourages NSC projects to share their SSbD training materials via their open-access repository on learning and educational material
• “Question of the month” in the PARCopedia SSbD user community

In the Questionnaires & Surveys section:

• Questionnaire on Social Acceptance of safer and more sustainable alternatives to conventional chemical substances developed within PLANETS

Read also through the latest newsletter from IAM-I, RELIANCE, pinfa, CheMatSustain, BNN QUARTERLY, MACRAMÉ, PINK, InnoMatSyn, and RIVM on Advanced Materials.

Several updates of the WGs:

• WG Education, Training & Communication:
  • Next WP meeting on 12 June 2026, 9:30-11:00h CET – Write an email to Judith Friesl to get an invitation.
  • Announcement of the Venice Training School (07-11.2026, Venice, Italy) as collaboration effort of the NSC Working Groups ETC and SSbD
  • Delphi consultation on Harmonization of SSbD terminology, based on the PLANETS SSbD Wordbook
• WG SSbD, Innoation & Regulation:
  • Call-to-action to the NSC Task Force on “SSbD tools, integrative systems & platforms” (deadline extended to October 31st)

Also, of course, there are many upcoming events that you might want to attend!

We are looking forward to meeting you in one of the next NSC events!

 

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