NanoInnovation 2022

The NanoInnovation conference and exhibition was organised by AIRI and Associazione NanoItaly and took place in Rome, Italy, from 19–23 September 2022 in a hybrid format.

On this occasion, SbD4Nano and Gov4Nano held the workshop “Beyond state of the art, through Safe and Sustainable Development approaches for materials development”. It was chaired by Lorenzo Calabri (ART-ER) and Andrea Porcari (AIRI, Gov4Nano). The safety and sustainability of chemicals and materials and their applications are a cornerstone of current EU policy and industrial strategies. Policymakers and industrial actors are working to identify frameworks and criteria for the practical implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS). These will increasingly become premium aspects to access funding and contracts. Nanomaterials provide an example of the initial implementation of SSbD.

The workshop reflected on the recent policy discussion in the EU at a national level, provided examples and case studies from research and production processes and illustrated findings of SbD4Nano, Gov4Nano and other EU projects on the matter.

Other SbD4Nano partners who presented their research were Chiara Barattini (AcZon) on “Silica nanoparticles for diagnostic applications” and Iluminada Rodríguez-Pastor (Applynano Solutions) on ”Functionalization of graphene oxide for higher chemical activity, compatibility and selectivity”. The download of all presentations is available here.