On the 21st and 22nd of November, the project partners met online for our M11 General Assembly to review the latest progress, discuss action points and plan next steps.

During the Dag van de Wetenschap (Day of Science) on 24 November 2024, in Mol (Belgium), our colleague Milica Velimirovic, from VITO, represented the SSbD4CheM project in the activities, offering a specially prepared word puzzle to engage citizens in sustainability concepts and clarifying questions like “What does a sustainable future look like?”, “Why is sustainability so urgent and important and how can technology help?” and explaining how the project is contributing to it.

On 14 September 2024, as part of Slovenia’s Cleaning Action “Clean Coasts” (Čista obala), linked to the International Coastal Cleanup, our colleagues from the Slovenian’s National Institute of Chemistry (NIC) organized a special workshop “Secrets of Plastic” aimed at raising awareness among young people about plastic pollution and potential solutions. The workshop welcomed children to actively engage in the classification of plastic waste.

The Open Innovation and Digitalization of Materials and Manufacturing Conference (OIP Conference 2024) took place from 21 to 23 October 2024 in Kaiserslautern (Germany). Organised by Fraunhofer ITWM as part of a series of events by the EU projects VIPCOAT, MUSICODE and OpenModel.

The 11th International Conference on NanoToxicology – NanoTox 2024 – took place from September 23 to 25, 2024, in the historic centre of Venice at Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli. The conference attracted more than 230 participants from research and academic institutions, as well as from industry, governmental agencies, and experts from 30 countries around the world.

Presentation video of the project with background information, an overview of the project and partners, strategic goal, case studies and expected impact.

The 2024 edition of the Austrian Chemistry Days (ChemieTage 2024) took place from 23-25 September in Graz, Austria. The biennial Austrian Chemistry Days is an essential event for the national and international chemistry community, offering a unique opportunity for stakeholders to come together, exchange ideas, and promote advancements in sustainable chemical practices. It featured presentations, discussions, and poster sessions aimed at advancing the field of chemistry, with a special emphasis on innovation and sustainability.

On Friday, 27 September 2024 BNN joined researchers across Europe for simultaneous public science events in dozens of European cities. In Graz we joined European Researchers’ Night 2024 – Life is Science at the University of Graz RESOWI center – a dynamic venue on the campus of the main university of Graz.

The 1st edition of Nanochemistry Camp, organised jointly by the I.S.E.O. Institute and the University of Brescia, was an international residential summer school aimed at master’s and doctoral students in chemistry and allied fields, where nanochemistry played a key role.

SSbD4CheM project was included in the latest VITO PULSE newletter (Sept. 2024).