23th November 2020

On November 23th, 2020 the NanoSafety Cluster will organize a training event in the framework of the NanoSafe 2020 Virtual Conference.

Preliminary agenda in CET

Parallel sessions A+B

A. Hands-on Training on Nanosafety Tools and Models

  • 9:00-9:05 Welcome of the day – Martin Himly (Chair of NSC WG-A)
  • 09:05-10:00 In silico tools for Nanosafety Research, Lang Tran (PATROLS)
  • 10:00-12:00 Interactive training on “NanoXtarct Image Analysis Tool – NanoCommons Knowledge Base”, Antreas Afantitis, Georgia Melagraki, Dieter Maier, Andreas Tsoumanis, Anastasios Papadiamantis, Iseult Lynch (NanoCommons)
  • 12:00-13:30 Lunch break
  • 13:30-14:30 NanoSolveIT tools for assessment of human and environmental exposure to nanomaterials Antreas Afantitis, Georgia Melagraki, Nikolaos Cheimarios, Andreas Tsoumanis, Samuel Harisson, Pantelis Karatzas, Philip Doganis, Harry Sarimveis, Iseult Lynch (NanoSolveIT)

Short break 14:30-14:40

  • 14:40-16:40 Advanced in vitro models of the human lung, GI tract & liver for hazard characterisation, Kirsty Meldrum, Barbara Drasler, Rui-Wen He, Angela Kämpfer, Samantha Victoria Llewellyn, Marije Niemeijer (PATROLS)

Short break 16:40-16:50

  • 16:50 – 17:20 Enhanced darkfield microscopy for localization of particles in vivo/in vitro, Trine Berthing (PATROLS)

B. NanoSafety Stakeholder engagement, Diplomacy, Regulation and Risk Governance

  • 10:00-10:05 Welcome of the day – Stella Stoycheva (Co-Chair of NSC WG-A)
  • 10:05-12:00 Stakeholder workshop on analytical tools, Eva Valsami-Jones (ACEnano)
  • 12:00-13:30 Lunch break
  • 13:30-15:00 Introduction to Nanotechnology Regulations & Risk Governance (NSC Working Group G), Steffi Friedrichs (AcumenIST), Keld Alstrup Jensen (caLIBRAte), Monique Groenewold (Gov4Nano), Thomas Kuhlbusch (NanoHarmony) Maria Dusinska (RiskGONE), Janeck Scott-Fordsmand (NanoRIGO) (NANOMET), Miguel Banares (NanoInformaTIX), Antreas Afantitis (NanoSolveIT), Iseult Lynch (NanoCommons)

Short break 15:00-15:10

  • 15:10-17:00 h Science Diplomacy: A New Way to Think About Your Role in a Community of Research, Claire Mays (SabyNA, InsSciDE), Guillermo Ort-Gils, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)

For participation in the NanoSafety Cluster Training Day please register here.