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Exploring Key Topics Shaping Industry and Research Today
The ever-evolving industrial and research landscape demands innovative approaches to tackle emerging environmental and health challenges. Three critical topics are currently driving advancements in science, technology, and policy: risk assessment and monitoring of emerging contaminants, sensing technologies in agrifood value chains, and the implementation of the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework. These interconnected topics reflect the growing need for cutting-edge solutions that ensure safety, sustainability, and regulatory compliance across multiple industries.
Together, these topics highlight the intersection between cutting-edge research and industrial applications, promoting collaboration between academia, regulatory bodies, and businesses. Addressing these challenges is essential for driving technological progress, regulatory adaptation, and sustainable growth in today’s industrial landscape.
Risk Assessment, monitoring and control of emerging contaminants and substances of concern: PFAs, micro and nanoplastics
Crucial for safeguarding both human health and the environment. Advanced analytical techniques, innovative removal technologies, and evolving regulatory frameworks are shaping this field.
- T1.1. Analytical techniques for the determination of PFAS and micro(nano)plastics
- T1.2. Human Health and Environmental Risks Assessment methodologies
- T1.3. Human exposure to PFAS and micro(nano)plastics
- T1.4. Treatment and removal technologies
- T1.5. New analytical techniques and sensor-based approaches
- T1.6. EU policies, regulatory requirements and trends
- T1.7. Other
Innovation and opportunities of Sensing technologies in agrifood value chains
The agrifood industry faces increasing pressure to ensure food safety and quality. New sensor-based approaches and real-time monitoring solutions are contributing to safer food production and supply chains.
- T2.1. Antimicrobial resistance gene detection methods in the agrifood value chains
- T2.2. New technologies for pathogens detection and food safety analysis in agrifood value chains
- T2.3. New technologies for allergenic substances and harmful chemicals detection and monitoring in agrifood value chains
- T2.4. Molecular techniques for the detection of food fraud
- T2.5. EU policies, regulatory requirements and trends
- T2.6. Other
Industrial challenges and solutions to implement the safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) framework
The SSbD framework provides a structured approach to integrating safety and environmental considerations into product development and manufacturing, fostering innovation while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- T3.1. Tools and methodological approaches for human and environmental hazard assessment
- T3.2. Industrial oriented exposure and release assessments models and tools
- T3.3. Tools and methodological approaches to assist the lifecycle assessment and sustainability
- T3.4. Policy vision and initiatives to support the SSbD framework implementation at industrial level
- T3.5. Industrially oriented research projects
- T3.6. Industrial view and SSbD implementation success stories
- T3.7. Other
