Save the Date: Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit – Advancing Safety & Sustainability Assessment of Advanced Materials

Advanced materials bring new challenges for safety and sustainability assessment. To address these, the EU Horizon Europe projects iCare, MACRAMÉ, and nanoPASS are hosting a Joint Summit to address the needs of industry and regulators in assessing the safety and sustainability of advanced materials. …

Announcement: MACRAMÉ Webinar III – Overcoming issues in regulatory testing of advanced materials

The webinar will inform you about different standardisation organisations (e.g. ISO, CEN, OECD) and the process towards an accepted standard. This includes the important steps of method validation and regulatory acceptance. An overview of the state-of-the-art of human health and environmental in vitro testing of the advanced materials will be given. …

MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: MEDICA

MEDICA S.p.A. is a prominent firm specializing in electromedical devices and single-use medical products, boasting more than 50 patents and a dedicated emphasis on innovation and research. Utilizing capillary membrane spinning technology for blood and water purification sets this company apart as the sole Italian entity, showcasing its continuous commitment to technological progress. …

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New Review Paper: Recent advances in applications of MXenes for desalination, water purification and as an antibacterial

Colleagues from the MACRAMÉ Partner University Birmingham contributed to a new review paper. The study conducts an exhaustive analysis of the state-of-the-art developments in the creation and enhancement of MXene-based membranes. Membranes have become a basis in tackling the global challenge of freshwater scarcity, notably in the fields of desalination and water purification.