Events
MACRAMÉ Presentations in 2025
In 2025, MACRAMÉ Partners presented key results in posters and talks and attended panel discussions at various events.
Articles
New Publication: Silicon Carbide Nanowires Impair Mucociliary Clearance-Mediated Innate Immunity in Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
MACRAMÉ colleagues from EMPA and Epithelix have published a paper entitled ‘Silicon Carbide Nanowires Impair Mucociliary Clearance-Mediated Innate Immunity in Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells’. In this study, the fate of zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, and two-dimensional silicon- and carbon-based nanomaterials was investigated for the first time.
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Sept. 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: National Institute of Public Health & the Environment (RIVM)
RIVM works towards a healthy population in a sustainable, safe and healthy living environment. To that end, we are a trusted advisor to the government, professionals and private citizens. Within the MACRAMÉ project, RIVM contributes to benchmarking and demonstration of cell-line-based in vitro assays for initial screening of inhalable materials. Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Sept. 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: TEMAS Solutions GmbH – ”Scientific minds for consultancy services”
TEMAS Solutions is a Swiss-based SME founded in 2020, who plays a key role in supporting industry by helping them ensure that their path to market complies with the goals of the Green Deal through achieving the environmental, energy and climate targets for 2050. This means ensuring the active implementation Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Sept. 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: BAuA
BAuA is the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It is a federal departmental research institution dedicated to safety and health at work and human-centred work design. At its three locations in Dortmund, Berlin, and Dresden, nearly 800 staff members work at the intersection between science, policymaking, and Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (July 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: EMPA
Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, CH) is the research institute for materials science and technology of the ETH Domain and conducts cutting-edge research for the benefit of the industry and the well-being of society. It specializes in applications, focused research and development, and provides high-level services Read more
Articles
Understanding biological Interactions, Cytocompatibility and cellular Responses of 2D Materials
MACRAMÉ Partners EMPA have conducted a detailed study on the cellular interaction and effects of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanosheets in alveolar epithelial cells cultured on porous inserts and exposed under air−liquid interface conditions for 24 h. In their resulting publication entitled ‘Boron Nitride Nanosheets Induce Lipid Accumulation and Autophagy in Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (July 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: BioMS
Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik Münster e.V., also known as BioMS, established in 2000, is a key player in the bioanalytical and life science sectors, especially within the Münster region. BioMS is a collaborative network that brings together companies, academic institutions, and research centers. Its primary mission is to foster robust communication Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Feb. 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: IBE
The IBE R&D Institute for Lung Health gGmbH (IBE) is a private non-profit institution, which emerged from the Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Health of the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2005. Its main mission is the description and prediction of toxic effects of respirable particles in the lung using in Read more
MACRAMÉ Newsletter (Feb. 2024)
MACRAMÉ Partner Spotlight: LIST
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and its mission is to develop competitive and market-oriented prototypes of products and services for public and private stakeholders. With nearly 680 employees, 77% Read more
