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MACRAMÉ Experts provided feedback to the SSbD Framework
MACRAMÉ Experts used the opportunity to provide feedback in the commenting phase of the revision of the Safe and Sustainable by Design Chemicals and Materials Framework.
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Dez 2025)
MACRAMÉ Innovation Report
The MACRAMÉ Project team has published an Innovation Report about its Project’s R&I approach. In the paper entitled ‘MACRAMÉ – Advanced characterisation methodologies to assess and predict the health and environmental risks of advanced materials‘, the authors describe the planned information-flow between the different R&I activities conducted in the Project (see Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (March 2026)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: FILK Freiberg Institute gGmbH
FILK Freiberg Institute gGmbH is an industrial research institution with focus on research and development for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The history of the institute starts in 1889 with focus on the leather and tanning industry. …
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Regulatory Research for Safety & Sustainability – MACRAMÉ Sibling Presentation at SOT 2025
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. …
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Recordings now available: MACRAMÉ Webinar III – Overcoming issues in regulatory testing of advanced materials
The 3rd webinar in the series of MACRAMÉ Webinars on Harmonisation, Standardisation & Validation of Test- and Characterisation Methods focussed on the topic Overcoming issues in regulatory testing of advanced materials. …
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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. …
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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 Newsletter (March 2026)
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. …
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Dez 2025)
Materials Life-Cycles and Value-Chains in Maps and Data
The MACRAMÉ Project was invited to give evidence to the 5th Stakeholder Workshop on ‘Safe & Sustainable by Design’, hosted by the European Commission on the 5. and 6. December 2024 in Brussels. Based on the feedback that the MACRAMÉ Project had provided during the second testing period, the Project Read more
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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.
