Conference Material
Optionality and systems thinking in SSbD with prospective LCA
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: 86th LCA Discussion Forum on the topic of SSbD (25.04.2024, Zurich, Switzerland)
Brief Description: Oral presentation of Thomas Arblaster (ULEI) on some of the work that will be done in WP6, but also a more general introduction to SSbD4CheM.
Author(s): ULEI
Date of creation: 25.04.2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11121481
Developing safe and sustainable hydrophobic textile coating materials through design - natural renewable solutions to mitigate the toxicity of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: 7th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy (TBMCE2024) : book of abstracts : [September 4th to September 6th 2024, Portorož, Slovenia]. 1st ed. Maribor: University of Maribor, University Press: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Brief Description: Book of Abstracts of the conference.
Author(s): NIC
Date of creation: 22.08.2024
DOI: 10.18690/um.fkkt.3.2024
Nanocellulose: Characterization and environmental behavior
Art of Material: Poster presentation
Event associated: nanoCHEM CAMP 2024 (21-28.09.2024, Iseo, Italy)
Brief Description: Poster presentation of Xiaoyu Zhang (VITO) on her research in the project to determine physicochemical properties of nanocellulose, as well as reaching the risk assessment of released nanocellulose through experiments that simulate environmental conditions.
Author(s): VITO
Date of creation: 23.09.2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13898510
Safety Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Towards new regulation As a part of European Green Deal
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: Cosmetic Regulation Annual Meeting (24.02.2025, Tel Aviv, Israel)
Brief Description: Oral presentation of Dr. Ze'evi Ma'or (AHAVA) at the CRM in Tel Aviv, on the European Green-Deal vision and SSbD4CheM project tasks, raising the prospective effects of the SSbD framework on the Safety Assessment of ingredients and final cosmetic products, as alternatives to animal toxicological tests. Stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, cosmetic and pharma industry, and researchers from various academic institutions attended the event.
Author(s): AHAVA
Date of creation: 24.02.2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14937175
Getting Beyond the Bubble: Measuring Effectiveness of Outreach Activities for SSbD-Related EU Projects
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SETAC 2025 (11-15 May 2025, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Oral Presentation (Caitlin Ahern, BNN) at SETAC 2025 with focus on communication in the session 6.06 “Communication for Tomorrow: From Experimental Design Towards Societal Impact”. Under the title “Getting Beyond the Bubble: Measuring Effectiveness of Outreach Activities for SSbD-Related EU Projects”. Caitlin assessed social media activities to reach out to a wider community, presenting examples of successful practices (e.g., SSbD4CheM).
Author(s): BNN
Date of creation: 14.05.2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17619612
SSbD4CheM External Webinar on 11.06.2025 - Practical Application & Case Studies in Industrial SSbD
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SSbD4CheM External Webinar on Practical Application & Case Studies in Industrial SSbD (11.06.2025, online)
Brief Description: Materials (presentation & recording) of the webinar for external stakeholders organised by SSbD4CheM on 11.06.2025.
Author(s): EwC, VITO, AHAVA, NIC, NovaM, Fraunhofer, ULEI, WOOD, BNN
Date of creation: 11.06.2025 (materials publicly available since 14.08.2025)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16874947
Venice School 2025 (09-13 June 2025, Venice, Italy) - Teaching materials
Art of Material: Oral presentations, recordings
Event associated: Venice School 2025 (09-13 June 2025, Venice, Italy)
Brief Description: Materials (presentations & recordings, book of abstracts) of the Venice School 2025.
Author(s): BNN, VITO, Fraunhofer, AHAVA
Date of creation: 09.06.2025 (materials publicly available since 09.10.2025)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17305646
Safety and Sustainability Assessment in the Context of EU SSbD Framework - SSbD4CheM SSbD Framework automotive Case Study - PARC meeting
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: PARC Task 8.1.3 meeting (15.10.2025, online)
Brief Description: Presentation by Ivana (WOOD) of the SSbD4CheM case studies at PARC Task 8.1.3 meeting (jointly with BIO-SUSHI). The main aim of this collaboration with the PARC project was to exchange experiences and contribute to building the EU SSbD toolbox, to jointly work towards a harmonised EU approach to safer and more sustainable chemical assessments, enhancing environmental and health protection.
Author(s): WOOD K plus
Date of creation: 15.10.2025 (publicly available since 21.10.2025)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17403579
Embedding Sustainability: How LCA Shapes the SSbD4CheM Approachy - SENTIATECH 2025
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SENTIATECH 2025 (1-22.10.2025, Valencia, Spain)
Brief Description: Presentation by Fruela Pérez and Pau Camilleri (ITENE) about the project, focusing on how Steps 4–5 of the SSbD framework are integrated into the project’s activities.
Author(s): ITENE
Date of creation: 22.10.2025 (publicly available since 23.10.2025)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17426621
Safety and Sustainability by Design (SSbD) Human exposure assessment of renewable Wood Plastic Composites with reduced emissions for car interior trims
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: SSbD25 conference (10-12.11.2025, Zurich, Switzerland)
Brief Description: Poster by Wouter Gebbink, VITO, on the results of exposure scenario analysis.
Author(s): VITO
Date of creation: 11.11.2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17607096
AI-assisted SSbD workflows applied to Case Studies on chemicals and materials
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SSbD25 conference (10-12.11.2025, Zurich, Switzerland)
Brief Description: Presentation by Barry Hardy, EwC.
Author(s): EwC
Date of creation: 11.11.2025
DOI: n.a.
A multi-analytical approach for guiding the safe and sustainable use of cellulose nanomaterials
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Poster on CNC characterization
Author(s): Postnova, NIC, VITO
Date of creation: 09.03.2026 (online since 01.04.2026)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19367261
SSbD Assisted Implementation of Nanocellulose Additives in Skin Care Products
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Poster on nanocellulose additives in cosmetic products.
Author(s): AHAVA, NIC
Date of creation: 09.03.2026 (online since 01.04.2026)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19368571
AI-Assisted Regulatory-Ready Workflows for Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD): From Fragmented Evidence to Mechanistically Interpretable Decision Support
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Oral presentation about in silico methods and AI developments, presenting the goals of the project with regulatory acceptance.
Author(s): EwC
Date of creation: 11.03.2026 (online since 02.04.2026)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19389773
Advancing Safe and Sustainable Textile Materials in the SSbD4CheM Project: Industrial Production of Virgin PET, Recycled PET (r-PET) and Bio-Based PLA Yarns
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Poster on safe and sustainable textile materials.
Author(s): KORTEKS
Date of creation: 09.03.2026 (online since 08.04.2026)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19470863
SSbD4CheM - Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework for the Next Generation of Chemicals and Materials
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: General presentation about the project, given by the project coordinator (Milica Velimirovic, VITO) during ANTHOS'26.
Author(s): VITO
Date of creation: 09.03.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19550468
Materials of the 2nd NSC workshop on "SSbD scenarios" on 5 December 2025
Art of Material: Workshop materials (Oral presentations, recordings)
Event associated: 2nd NSC workshop on "SSbD scenarios" (5 December 2025, online)
Brief Description: The workshop explored how to describe an SSbD scenario, the tailoring rules related, as well as how to select which tailored approach fits best a specific innovation case. Examples of real-world cases were provided by innovators from the projects DESIDERATA, PLANETS, SSbD4CheM, and SUNRISE..
Author(s): BNN, NIC, AHAVA, WOOD K plus.
Date of creation: 05.12.2025 (materials publicly available since 13.04.2026)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19554509
Bridging in silico, in chemico, in vitro assessments for SSbD-driven advanced materials and chemicals innovation – SSbD4CheM perspective
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Presentation about in silico, in chemico, in vitro assessments for SSbD-driven advanced materials and chemicals.
Author(s): Fraunhofer, WOOD, VITO, all WP leaders
Date of creation: 11.03.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19628304
SSbD4CheM contribution to Safe and Sustainable by Design Networking of Horizon Europe Projects Event
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SSbD Networking of Horizon Europe Projects (20.03.2026, Brussels)
Brief Description: Presentation showcasing the SSbD4CheM project and introducing the project’s tools and methodologies, demonstrating how integrated assessment approaches and toolboxes are being developed to support informed decision-making and lifecycle analysis.
Author(s): VITO
Date of creation: 20.03.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19913251
Multimodal characterization of the safety and sustainability of cellulose nanofibers in 2D and 3D in vitro models
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: ANTHOS'26 (09-11.03.2026, Vienna, Austria)
Brief Description: Poster on the development of focused ion beam secondary ion mass spectrometry (FIB-SIMS) for the investigation of 2D and 3D in vitro models after exposure to cellulose nanofibers (CNC).
Author(s): LIST, Fraunhofer IBMT
Date of creation: 09.03.2026 (online since 01.04.2026)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19368540
Is time-explicit LCA useful? A vehicle eco-design case study
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting (17-21.05.2026, Maastricht, the Netherlands)
Brief Description: Oral presentation of Thomas Arblaster (ULEI) Thomas Arblaster on 19 May as part of session 5.02 ‘Advancing Methods for Prospective Life Cycle Assessment to Support Radical Approaches to Sustainable Research and Innovation’ during the SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting in Maastricht.
Author(s): ULEI, WOOD
Date of creation: 19.05.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20395341
Occupational and consumer exposure to VOCs during the production and use phase of renewable Wood Plastic Composites for car interior trims
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting (17-21.05.2026, Maastricht, the Netherlands)
Brief Description: Poster presentating the evaluation of worker and consumer exposure from chemicals during the development and use of wood plastic composite as car interior panels.
Author(s): VITO, Tofwerk, LU, WOOD, FIAT
Date of creation: 21.05.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20392915
Occupational and consumer exposure to VOCs during the production and use phase of renewable Wood Plastic Composites for car interior trims
Art of Material: Poster
Event associated: SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting (17-21.05.2026, Maastricht, the Netherlands)
Brief Description: Poster presentating the evaluation of worker and consumer exposure from chemicals during the development and use of wood plastic composite as car interior panels.
Author(s): VITO, Tofwerk, LU, WOOD, FIAT
Date of creation: 21.05.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20392915
AI-assisted Next Generation Risk Assessment and Safe and Sustainable by Design Workflows enabled by FAIR Data and Knowledge
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: WC13 (31.08-04.09.2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Brief Description: Oral presentation presenting FAIR-compliant datasets, models, and knowledge graphs integrating chemical and biological data to support AI-enabled NGRA and SSbD workflows, enhancing toxicology assessment, transparency, and informed decision-making. The presentation includes work carried out on several EU projects including EU-ToxRisk, RISK-HUNT3R, ASPIS, ACCORDs, SSbD4CheM and BioPhenom.
Author(s): EwC
Date of creation: 01.09.2025
Date of publication: 05.06.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20551938
Safe and Sustainable by Design Workflows supporting Product Design and Decision Making
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: WC13 (31.08-04.09.2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Brief Description: Oral presentation presenting a tiered, AI-supported methodology integrating New Approach Methods into SSbD workflows, enabling efficient, data-driven safety assessment, improved product design decisions, and reduced reliance on animal testing. The presentation includes work carried out on several EU projects including EU-ACCORDS, SSbD4CheM and BioPhenom.
Author(s): EwC
Date of creation: 01.09.2025
Date of publication: 05.06.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20551733
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Safe and Sustainable by Design Workflows applied to Case Studies on Chemicals and Materials
Art of Material: Oral presentation
Event associated: SSbD25 (9-11.11.2025, Zurich, Switzerland)
Brief Description: Oral presentation presenting AI and data science methodologies supporting SSbD case studies, enabling data-driven risk assessment and decision-making across diverse materials, enhancing sustainability, safety, and evidence-based innovation.
Author(s): EwC
Date of creation: 12.11.2025
Date of publication: 16.06.2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20711789