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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 31/08/2026

The iCare consortium met in Pisa for its penultimate General Assembly. Partners reviewed project progress, discussed the final phase of work, and visited @iitalk.bsky.social laboratories to see some of the research behind iCare's new testing methods. icareproject.eu/news/22-icar...

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 30/06/2026

New interview up 🧫 Prof. Wojciech Chrzanowski (@sydney.edu.au) on graphene, bacteria, and building models industry can actually trust — from iCARE's only partner outside Europe. 👉 icareproject.eu/news/21-from... @inlnano.bsky.social @gaiker.bsky.social @cbnunile.bsky.social @amdnano.bsky.social

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 30/06/2026

Great to see our partners at #EuroOCS 2026 in Braga this week! 🧠 @gaiker.bsky.social presented their work on 2D and 3D human in vitro models for nanomaterial neurotoxicity assessment — exactly the kind of robust, reproducible methods #iCARE is built around. 👉 icareproject.eu

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 19/05/2026

How does an SME turn a nanocarbon innovation into a market-ready product? AMD's James Johnstone shares what iCARE revealed about toxicology, life cycle assessment, and the realities of commercialisation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/y7f8e7fr @amdnano.bsky.social #nanosafety #toxicology #nanomaterials #nanocarbon

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 06/05/2026

How does nanosafety research reach regulators & industry? Elise Morel (TEMAS) & Sean Kelly (NIA) share their experience engaging stakeholders in #iCARE. Read the interview 👉 icareproject.eu/news/19-maki... @inlnano.bsky.social @gaiker.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social @amdnano.bsky.social

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 29/04/2026

⏳ 5 days left! Free virtual workshop on nanomaterial grouping & read-across — 4 May, 11:00 CET. Panel with experts from @echa.europa.eu, BAuA & industry. Don't miss it 👉 tinyurl.com/ywpw4hh8#nan... #graphene #regulatoryscience @bluefrogscientific.bsky.social

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 23/04/2026

2 models, 1 goal: understanding how graphene-based nanomaterials affect the brain. In our latest iCARE interview, Dr Bernardeschi & Dr Lefevre @cbnunile.bsky.social walk us through their planarian and blood-brain barrier microfluidic work — and why both matter for nanosafety 🧠 👉 shorturl.at/8AlYV

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 10/03/2026

📅 Save the date! Grouping & Read-Across of (Nano)Materials 🗓 4 May 2026 | 11:00–12:30 CET | Virtual ACCORDS + iCARE present: ✅ ECHA’s nanoform framework ✅ Graphene 2D: biology & characterisation ✅ IATAs for neurotoxicity & inhalation 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/ywpw4hh8 #nanomaterials #graphene #IATA

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 11/02/2026

🎉 Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! Proud to spotlight iCARE's outstanding women researchers leading cross-lab innovation: Malin Becker (Optics11 Life), Nivedita Chatterjee (INL), and Francesca Canyelles i Font (IBCH PAS). 🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy2vaa7 #WomenInScience #Nanosafety

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 09/02/2026

Missed the latest updates from the iCARE Project? 🧪 Check out our newest newsletter for insights on advanced materials, research highlights, and upcoming events 👉 mailchi.mp/icareproject... Stay in the loop and see how iCARE is driving responsible innovation across Europe! 🌍

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 28/01/2026

New in the iCARE Library 🧬 Dr Nivedita Chatterjee explores how C. elegans bridges molecular and organism-level insights in nanotoxicology, advancing ‘One Health’ nanosafety. 👉 Read more: icareproject.eu/library/18-p... #Nanosafety #nanotoxicology #nanomaterials @inlnano.bsky.social

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 21/01/2026

🧠 iCARE cross-lab collab: Malin Becker (Optics11 Life), Nivedita Chatterjee (@inlnano.bsky.social) & Francesca Canyelles i Font (IBCH PAS) on nanoindentation for C. elegans neuro-nanotoxicity. Mechanobiology → predictive safety models! 🔗 Interview: tinyurl.com/4sy2vaa7 #Nanosafety #Mechanobiology

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 20/01/2026

New iCARE review reveals how particulate matter drives oxidative stress → inflammation → cell death + DNA damage. From @inlnano.bsky.social : Vânia Vilas-Boas, Nivedita Chatterjee, Andreia Carvalho, Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno. Antioxidants show promise! 🔬💨 🔗 tinyurl.com/4pxze6wc

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 14/01/2026

📨 The next #iCAREProject newsletter is on the way! Get the latest on safer design, advanced materials & EU innovation straight to your inbox. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it 👉 t.co/ucWMWqROr3 #EUresearch #AdvancedMaterials #Sustainability #Nanosafety

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 12/01/2026

New iCARE interview 💬 Monica Martínez (Avanzare) & Alberto Katsumiti (GAIKER) on collaboration and graphene for safer, sustainable materials. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/hht6spvr #iCARE #Graphene

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 06/10/2025

🧠🔬 Nov 3-4: Virtual workshop on test method harmonization for nanomaterials & advanced materials Join expert discussions on current developments & future roadmaps! More info: shorturl.at/hmbMF #Nanomaterials #AdvancedMaterials @desiderata-project.bsky.social

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 17/09/2025

🔬 New #iCARE research! Freshwater planarians prove excellent bioindicators for nanoparticle toxicity assessment. While most NPs show 100% survival rates, silver NPs reveal significant toxicity effects. Great work by @iitalk.bsky.social & @inlnano.bsky.social 🧬✨ Full poster: shorturl.at/7gTCH

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 15/09/2025

🧠 GAIKER's iCARE team developed human in vitro models to evaluate nanomaterial neurotoxicity. Their work includes blood-brain barrier models and 2D/3D co-culture systems using graphene materials. Check out their poster → tinyurl.com/n8c4su8r 🔬 #iCAREproject #neurotoxicity #nanomaterials

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 11/09/2025

🧬 At the Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit in Paris, iCARE partners contributed innovative approaches to nanomaterial safety testing. Read about our efforts advancing regulation! 🔬 icareproject.eu/news/12-join... #iCARE #NanoSafety #BrainHealth #nanomaterials

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 10/09/2025

🧪 TEMASOL showcased #iCARE at Brussels DDP4EU conference! ✅ 14/35 samples met neurotoxic testing requirements 🚗 Testing everything from car tires to batteries 🌍 Supporting digital product passports 📄 Full poster: icareproject.eu/news/11-tema... #AdvancedMaterials #SafetyTesting #HorizonEurope

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 08/09/2025

🔬 Curious about nanomaterial sampling challenges in real industrial settings? Check out our latest research poster on EV battery casings & ATEX tanks with graphene enhancement! Discover how we adapt protocols for safer innovation. 📊 tinyurl.com/4sa5zh44 #Nanomaterials #EVBatteries

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 25/08/2025

🧠 New iCARE Newsletter (June 2025) highlights major breakthroughs in nanomaterial brain health safety! Featuring cutting-edge research with C. elegans, planarians & fish models, plus innovative blood-brain barrier platforms & 3D "mini-brains." Read more: mailchi.mp/icareproject/june2025

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 28/07/2025

🧠 GAIKER’s iCARE poster introduces new in vitro ecotox models for neurotoxicity: shifting from gill to brain cell models, using high-throughput 96-well formats, and developing 3D co-cultures mimicking real exposures. Download full poster : tinyurl.com/23z5aem2 #iCARE #neurotoxicity #ecotox

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 23/07/2025

📊 New poster from our iCARE partners at Polish Academy of Sciences! Revolutionary high-throughput screening for #nanomaterial toxicity assessment, featuring the world's first biomechanical screening system (PAVONE) for neuro-nanotoxicity. #iCARE #Nanotoxicology #Nanosafety

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 13/05/2025

⚠️ LAST CHANCE! Register by May 16th for the Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit on Advanced Materials Safety! Join regulators, scientists & industry leaders at #OECD Paris (June 19-20) to shape future testing standards. Don't miss this opportunity! Register now: icareproject.eu/events/10-jo...

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 12/05/2025

🔬 Curious about nanomaterial safety? Stay updated with the iCARE Project! Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest on brain health, research, and events. 👉 Sign up now: t.co/ucWMWqROr3 #brainhealth #neurotoxicity #SaferChemicals #nanomaterials

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

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DESIDERATA @desiderata-project.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The 13th Venice Training School offers hands-on learning for developing functional, safe, and sustainable advanced materials—registration opens soon for this collaborative opportunity. #SSbD #SustainableMaterials

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 22/04/2025

🔔 Registrations open! Join us 19-20 June 2025 at OECD Paris for the Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit—advance safety & sustainability for advanced materials. Shape the future with top experts! Register now: tinyurl.com/yendmnxp #AdvancedMaterials #iCare#AdvancedMaterials #iCare #icareprojecteu

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European Food Safety Authority @efsa.europa.eu · 14/04/2025

We are updating our guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials and materials containing small/nano particles in the food chain. #EUHaveYourSay on: 1️⃣ Areas of revision; 2️⃣ engagement activities; 3️⃣ work plan and timelines. 🗓️ Deadline: 12 May 2025 🔗 europa.eu/!jypGXM #PublicConsultation

Public consultation announcement by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) regarding the update of guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials and materials containing small/nano particles in the food chain. The deadline for feedback is 12 May 2025. Hashtags include #EUHaveYourSay. The visual includes a circular image of nano-like particles and uses orange, navy blue, and cream colors.

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ECHA - European Chemicals Agency @echa.europa.eu · 10/04/2025

Discover #ECHA_CHEM, our solution to share with you the growing amount of info on chemicals we host. Currently, it contains data from all #EU_REACH registrations, but very soon, it will be expanded with the redesigned Classification and Labelling Inventory. Stay tuned! 🔗 fcld.ly/echachem2025

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European Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 16/04/2025

🚨 Public consultations now open: help shape how medicine information is shared with patients. We are reviewing the template used for EU package leaflets. Have your say on how to make them more understandable and relevant to patients. 🔗 Learn more & share your input: europa.eu/!TCm47q

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EP Press Service @press.europarl.europa.eu · 01/04/2025

🗳️Chemicals: MEPs want simpler and more transparent EU safety assessment rules Parliament today adopted its position on the EU’s proposed ‘one substance, one assessment' package to increase the simplicity and transparency of EU chemical rules Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

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Chemicals: MEPs want simpler and more transparent EU safety assessment rules | News | European Parliament

Parliament today adopted its position on the EU’s proposed ‘one substance, one assessment' package to increase the simplicity and transparency of EU chemical rules

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ECHA - European Chemicals Agency @echa.europa.eu · 01/04/2025

Have you recently graduated from university? Ready to kick-start your career? 🚀 We offer paid #traineeship positions in different areas. If you want to join an international and multicultural organisation, don't miss this opportunity. 🗓️Apply by 23 April 🔗 fcld.ly/traineeship2... #EUjobs

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 30/03/2025

Are you an internationally-minded researcher? We just opened the 2025 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges: 🔹 12-month secondments for knowledge & skills exchange 🔹 €97.7 million for some 85 research projects 🔹 International collaboration in innovation Apply by 8 October!

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 11/03/2025

📽️ Second Harmonisation of Test Methods for Nano and Advanced Materials Workshop recordings are now on YouTube! 🎬 Explore key advancements in nanomaterial testing & safety, featuring insights from the iCARE Project. 🔗 Watch now: tinyurl.com/2hxkhnyt #Nanotechnology #Research #Innovation #nano

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Second Harmonisation & Standardisation of Test Methods for Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials Workshop

Online, 18-19 November 2024 Two days focused on next generation risk assessment, computational methods and the assessment of complex samples along the life c...

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 10/03/2025

🧠 New iCARE research on diesel exhaust & brain health! A study in Environment International shows how diesel exhaust particles affect neurons linked to movement & cognition, highlighting potential risks for neurodegenerative diseases. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/bdehjzb9 #BrainHealth #Nanotechnology

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 07/03/2025

📢 Have you read the iCARE Project booklet? Discover how advanced imaging & expert research are shaping safer nanomaterial applications for brain health. Explore key insights from the project in this essential resource! 📖 Get your copy: tinyurl.com/iCAREbooklet #BrainHealth #Nanotechnology

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · 06/03/2025

🚀 Welcome to iCARE on Bluesky! 🧠🔬 We're advancing nanomaterial safety with high-resolution imaging & risk assessment to protect brain health. 🇪🇺 Funded by the EU under #HorizonEurope. 🌍 More: icareproject.eu #Nanotechnology #BrainHealth #nanomaterials

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