AcumenIST – smart Innovation, Science & Technology

Activities & Projects

21/10/2023

AcumenIST Dr Steffi Friedrichs participated in a panel discussion on ‘Challenges and Opportunities in Open Innovation for Materials Modelling’ at a recent conference on ‘Open Innovation for Materials Modelling, Design...

Unveiling the Future of Innovation – Nanotechnology at the Crossroads of Converging Technologies

18/10/2023

IANUS partners’ research on “Reconnaissance” is part of WP2, the first substantial work package in the IANUS project, which is predicated on the maxim “those who ignore history are condemned...

IANUS “Reconnaissance” Study releases its first Results

07/09/2023

Dr Steffi Friedrichs of AcumenIST SRL participated in the ‘Standardisation Workshop & Panel Discussion’ at Graphene Week 2023, held from the 4th – 8th September 2023 in Gothenburg. She contributed...

Nanomaterials and Graphene join Forces to advance the Standardisation & Harmonisation of Advanced Materials

28/08/2023

‘[…] a highly topical issue in the science community: that of research data management and FAIR data.’ [Peer-Reviewer 1] A new paper on data management laments that the processes underlying...

Good Practice in (Meta)Data Management – a well-written Perspective provides new Impulses far beyond its Community

01/07/2023

Preparing to tackle the challenge of developing safe and sustainable nanomaterials-based solutions to current global challenges including clean energy, sustainable food production and water security requires access to high quality...

From Principles to Reality – FAIR Implementation in the Nanosafety Community

23/06/2023

Dr Steffi Friedrichs, Founder & Director of AcumenIST, moderated a panel discussion at this year’s EuroNanoForum, held 11th – 13th June in Lund, Sweden. ‘Advanced Materials are a cornerstone to...

Empowering Europe’s Green & Digital Future

14/06/2023

AcumenIST Dr Steffi Friedrichs presented the MACRAMÉ Project’s research and innovation (R&I) approach at the EuroNanoForm2023 held on the 11. to 13. June 2023 in Lund, Sweden. Under the title...

Shared Responsibilities & collaborative R&I Approaches

04/06/2023

The MACRAMÉ Project (Advanced Characterisation Methodologies to assess and predict the Health and Environmental Risks of Advanced Materials) published a detailed report on ‘Information Hub, Data Exchange Format Specifications, and...

MACRAMÉ Data Shepherding – an Approach to the centralised Management of Research Information & Knowledge

26/05/2023

On May 23-24, 2023, Re-Imagine Europa organised the Global Conference on Sustainability in Agriculture & Food Systems: Innovation, Indicators and Implementation together with partners ALLEA (European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities), European...

Innovation for a Sustainable Agriculture & Food System

01/03/2023

A group of experts has identified 11 different needs for action to address 22 information requirement needs across different EU regulatory areas concerning the market access of products containing nanomaterials....

Towards harmonisation of testing of nanomaterials for EU regulatory requirements on chemical safety

23/02/2023

The SUSNANOFAB and NanoFabNet Projects have launched a joint White Paper, outlining the recommended ‘EU 2030 Strategic Plan for sustainable Nanofabrication’. The two sister projects, in accordance with the EC...

EU 2030 Roadmap for sustainable Nanofabrication

17/02/2023

The implementation of novel safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) practices for the management of chemicals requires a shift from the established risk control paradigms towards prevention-based approaches at the...

Status, implications and challenges of European safe and sustainable by design paradigms

10/12/2022

AcumenIST, Dr Steffi Friedrichs, had the honour to participate in the Belgian Economic Mission to Japan, presided by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium: from the 5th until the 9th December...

Decarbonisation & female Entrepreneurship in Belgium and Japan – AcumenIST joins the Mission of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium

31/08/2022

By way of a crowning conclusion to its 30-months endeavour of establishing the NanoFabNet Hub – an entirely new professional network for collaborations in the field of sustainability and high-tech...

Post-pandemic Professional Networks

02/08/2022

The NanoFabNet published its ultimate roadmap to establish and secure the ongoing advancement and innovation in sustainable micro- and nanofabrication; the newly released report ‘EU 2030 Strategic Plan for Nanofabrication...

EU 2030 Strategic Plan for Nanofabrication

01/08/2022

‘How can the taxonomy for nanofabrication processes be harmonised across the borders of countries and disciplines, as well as language- and education-barriers?’ … this is the question tackled by the...