May 13, 2025
11.00 a.m. |
Welcome by the ISC Institute’s Director Prof. Dr. Miriam Unterlass |
1 Challenges in risk assessment and regulation
11.10 a.m. |
Session 1 - Introduction |
Regulation and challenges
11.15 a.m. |
»Nano on various regulations (REACh, food contact materials, cosmetics, bioagents, PPPs)« PD Dr. Andrea Haase, BfR |
Test methods and challenges
11.40 a.m. |
»Adaptation and development of OECD Test Guidelines for nano and advanced materials (Malta Initiative)« Dr. Anna Pohl, BAUA |
12.05 p.m. |
»From Regulation to Application – Ensuring Nano Compliance at Fraunhofer ITEM« Dr. Gustav Bruer, Fraunhofer ITEM |
12.30 p.m. |
»A new tool for the generation of e-liquid emissions for toxicological assessment« Dr. Stefanie Scheffler, Fraunhofer ITEM |
12.55 p.m. |
Lunch break |
1.45 p.m. |
»Tattoo pigments in the human body« Dr. Frank Bierkandt, BfR, & Dr. Ralph Sperling, Fraunhofer IMM |
2.10 p.m. |
»In-vitro tissue models as alternatives to laboratory animals« Dr. Christian Lotz, Fraunhofer ISC |
A look into the future
2.35 p.m. |
»Review on nano-specific NAMs (new approach methodologies)« PD Dr. Andrea Haase, BfR |
2 Materials
3.00 p.m. |
Session 2 - Introduction |
2D/3D-Printing
3.05 p.m. |
»Overview Biofabrication« Prof. Dr. Jürgen Groll, University of Würzburg |
3.30 p.m. |
»Application-oriented fabrication of tissue models« Dr. Tobias Weigel, Fraunhofer ISC |
3.55 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
4.15 p.m. |
»Overview of polymer electronics« tbd |
4.40 p.m. |
»Nanoscale Alloy Inks for Aerosol Jet Printed Sensorss« Dr. Volker Zöllmer, Fraunhofer IFAM |
Batteries, battery materials, average
5.05 p.m. |
»Battery Roadmap 2030+« Dr. Axel Thielmann, ISI |
5.30 p.m. |
»Overview of Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries« Dr. Guinivere Giffin, Fraunhofer ISC |
5.55 p.m. |
»Safety of lithium ion batteries« tbd |
6.20 p.m. |
End of lectures day 1 |
from 7.30 p.m. |
Converence Dinner |
May 14, 2025
Carbon based materials
9.00 a.m. |
Re-opening Session 2 |
9.05 a.m. |
»Graphene Roadmap« Dr. Henning Döscher, Fraunhofer ISI |
9.30 a.m. |
»Tailoring Nanodiamond Surfaces for Advanced Coatings: From Dispersion to Functionalization« Dr. Jörg Opitz, Aidee Itandehui Garcia Zintzun, Alexandr Zibert, Ankit Mazumder, Anita Stoppel, Natalia Beshchasna, Fraunhofer IKTS |
9.55 a.m. 10.20 a.m. |
»Results of a recent carcinogenicity study with different CNTs and a carbon fiber« Dr. Florian Schulz, Fraunhofer ITEM »CNT risk assessment« Ivica Kolaric, Fraunhofer IPA |
10.45 a.m. |
Coffee break |
3 Sustainable Replacement – Safe and Sustainable Innovation Approach
11.05 a.m. |
Session 3 - Introduction |
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD)
11.10 a.m. |
»Review of SSbD for Nanotechnology« Technical University of Denmark DTU |
11.35 a.m. |
»Circular battery design - investing in sustainability and profitability« Dr. Andreas Flegler, Fraunhofer ISC |
Sustainable Replacement
12.00 a.m. |
»Overview on sustainable polymer chemistry approaches« Prof. Dr. Frederik Wurm, Twente |
12.25 p.m. |
»Practical experiences in PFAS substitution« Dr. Victor Trapp, Fraunhofer ISC |
12.50 p.m. |
»How automation, agentic AI and linked data help researchers to find substitutes (example PFAS)« Dr. Matthias Popp, Fraunhofer ISC |
1.15 p.m. |
Lunch break |
2.00 p.m. |
»Selected applications of TiO2/SiO2« Prof. Dr. Frank Menzel, Evonik |
Outlook on material development and risk assessment
2.25 p.m. |
»When you're nano and you know it: dealing with uncertainty regarding the nanomaterial definition in regulatory frameworks « Dr. Sean Kelly, NIA |
2.50 p.m. |
»Outlook Materials« Prof. Dr. Miriam Unterlass, Fraunhofer ISC |
3.15 p.m. |
End of the event |
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