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Conference on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials
18-20 SEPTEMBER 2023
Braga - Portugal
Braga - Portugal
About
This year's conference is being organised by the SBDToolbox Project and will address the most promising methods and tools to obtain the relevant data encompassing the specific properties that differentiate nanomaterials from chemicals. We will pay special attention to the particular needs of the diverse impact and application areas, namely health, food or environment and their relationship in the integrative context of ONE HEALTH.
This unique event on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials will bring together researchers, policy-makers and industry in a full programme with insightful plenaries, invited talks, and networking opportunities focused on:
Nanomaterials regulatory framework: What’s new? What’s next?
New models and tools for nanomaterials hazard characterization: in silico, in vitro, organ-on-a-chip
Nanomaterials risk assessment in the context of ONE HEALTH: nanomaterials analysis in the food chain and environmental risk.
Join us. Be part of this exciting event!
Agenda
Welcome
September,18 2023
17h30 - 18h00
Conference on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials check-in
18h00 - 20h00
Welcome Cocktail
Kicking off the Conference on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials 2023 with a welcome cocktail at INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory.
DAY 1
September,19 2023
09h00 - 09h05
Conference on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials
Welcome Session
09h05 - 09h20
:: Begoña Espiña | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
SbDToolbox Project Update | Part A
09h20 - 10h20 Plenary
:: Vicki Stone
Director Nanosafety Research Group Heriot-Watt University
10h20 - 11h00 Session A | Nanomaterials Regulatory Framework Part I
:: Moderator - Marília Santos | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
:: Maria Dusinska | Senior Scientist, The Climate and Environmental Research Institute NILU
”Nanomaterials Risk Assessment in the Context of One Health”
:: Luis Mauricio Ortiz-Galvez | Empa “Probabilistic Material Flow Analysis as a Building Block in Safe- and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) Evaluation of Advanced (nano)materials
11h00 - 11h30 Coffee break
11h30 - 13h00 Session A | Nanomaterials Regulatory Framework Part II
:: Wendel Wohlleben
Senior Principal Scientist BASF
“Advanced Materials: Categorisation and Assessment at Early Innovation Stages”
:: Mariam González Debs | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
“IRISS: Accelerating the Transition to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design”
:: Michael González-Durruthy | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
“Computational approaches on glutamatergic neurotoxicity induced by diesel exhaust nanoparticles”
:: Ana Vieira | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
“Zebrafish embryotoxicity assessment of fluorescent SiO2 nps”
:: Wouter Fransman
Safe Working with Chemicals TNO
“Computational Tools for Safe Innovation of Nano- and Advanced Materials”
13h00 - 14h15 Lunch break
14h15 - 14h30
:: Catarina Gonçalves | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
SbDToolbox Project Update | Part B
14h30 - 15h30 Plenary II
:: Francesco Cubadda
Senior Researcher, Team Leader Dept. Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità
''Unlocking the Potential of NAMs in Hypothesis-driven nano-specific risk Assessment in Food safety and Nutrition'
15h30 - 16h50 Session B | New Models and Tools for Nanomaterials Hazard Characterization Part I
:: Moderator - Vânia Vilas-Boas | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
:: Elena Barbero Colmenar | Project Manager Area of Safety, Health and Environmental Monitoring ITENESbD4Nano
“Approach: A New E-infrastructure for the Development of Safer Nanomaterials and Processes Based on Nanoinformatics Tools and Experimental Data”
:: Pedro Silva | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
“Impact of fermentation products on barrier integrity using cell-based in vitro models”
:: Victor Calero | Oviedo University
“A miniaturised semi-dynamic in vitro model of human digestion to assess the fate of engineered nanomaterials”
:: Pilar Bermejo Barrera | Professor Faculty of Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela
“Use an in vitro Method and SP-ICP-MS to Study the Bioavailability of Metal Nanoparticles in Seafood Products”
16h50 - 17h10 Coffee break
17h10 - 18h20 Session B | New Models and Tools for Nanomaterials Hazard Characterization Part II
:: Maria Helena Macedo | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
“A Multicellular In Vitro Model of Intestinal Inflammation to Assess Anti-inflammatory Properties of Nanomaterials”
:: Mafalda Neto | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
“Personalised intestinal in vitro models for predicting patient-specific biological responses”
:: Blanca Suarez | Director of Regulatory Affairs NIA | Cofounder TEMAS Solutions
“New Models and Tools for Nanomaterials Hazard Characterisation”
18h00 - 18h10 Closing
18h30 - 19h00 INL Tour
DAY 2
September, 20 2023
09h00 - 09h05
Conference on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials
Welcome Session Day 2
09h05 - 09h20
:: Ernesto Alfaro | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
SbDToolbox Project Update | Part C
09h20 - 10h20 Plenary III
:: Eugenia Valsami-Jones | Professor School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
10h20 - 11h00
Session C | Nanomaterials Risk Assessment in the Context of One Health Part I
:: Moderator - Nivedita Chatterjee | INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
:: Susana Loureiro | Assistant Professor University of Aveiro, Team Leader @applEE Lab
“Increasing the Realism and Regulatory Relevance of Nanomaterials Safety REsearch – The Role of Mesocosms”
:: Tom Heilandt | Former Secretary FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
:: Sandra Jesus | University of Coimbra
“Immunomodulatory properties of glucan-based nanoparticles: the size matters”
11h00 - 11h30 Coffee break
11h30 - 13h00
Session C | Nanomaterials Risk Assessment in the Context of One Health Part Part II
:: Zahra Khodaparast | University of Aveiro
“Uptake of Ag2S NPs in Different Terrestrial Organisms and their Toxicokinetics
:: Nádia Vital | National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge
“Investigation of In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Novel Cellulose Nanomaterials in two intestinal cell models”
:: Pablo Del Pino | Bionanotools Laboratory - CiQUS Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
“Functional Nanostructured Materials: Tools for Biomedical Applications (bionanotools)”
13h00 - 13h05 Closing
13h05 - 14h30 Lunch break
Abstract Submission
Welcome to the abstract submission online form. Contributions to the Conference on Tools and Tests for Safer-by-Design Nanomaterials should only be submitted online. To facilitate the submission process and the subsequent follow-up procedures, please consider the following information:
+ ELIGIBLE THEMES:
Nanomaterials Regulatory Framework
New Models and Tools for Nanomaterials Hazard Characterization
Nanomaterials Risk Assessment in the Context of ONE HEALTH
+ FORMAT:
Your abstract should be submitted in English. It should be limited to 2500 characters, including spaces. For posters: please print them in A0 format (width: 841 mm x Height: 1189 mm).
+ DEADLINE & SELECTION:
Abstract submission is closed.
Location
The INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, located in Braga (North of Portugal) was founded by the governments of Portugal and Spain under an international legal framework to perform interdisciplinary research, and deploy and articulate nanotechnology for the benefit of society.
INL aims to become the worldwide hub for nanotechnology addressing society’s grand challenges.