Crucial results for coron...
Empa researcher Peter Wick, Head of the Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory in St. Gallen and Director of contactpointnano.ch talks to Empa Quarterly about recent antibody studies, which are
The MACRAMÉ Project, a 36-months research and innovation action, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme, commenced its ambitious, collaborative workprogramme on the characterisation and
Nanomedicine in Liverpool
contactpointnano was present at Nanomed Europe 23 in Liverpool (June 19-22). This event is organized by ETPN and it is the largest Nanomedicine event in Europe. The
Country-scale calculation...
Plastic particles less than five millimeters in size, also known as microplastics, often settle far away from their point of origin. Empa researchers have now developed a
The need for awareness an...
Published in Nature Nanotechnology by the group of Alke Petri-Fink and Barbara Rothen-Rutishauer (www.nature.com/articles/s41565-023-01331-4). The authors discuss the safety concerns on handling and disposing nanomaterials, the possible
Webinar: Open questions a...
Face masks characterize the public spaces today. Together with other measures, such as social distancing, hand hygiene and contact tracing, masks actively contribute to fight the spread
Characterizing Nanopartic...
Live Webinar, Thursday 19 November, 15:00 (Zürich). Guest speaker Dr. Sandor Balog, Details, Please register for this event using this link
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eREACHNano is a new free web tool focused on helping small and medium-sized companies that may lack sufficient in-house expertise on the regulation covering nanomaterials.
Swiss NanoConvention
Dr. Peter Wick represented contactpointnano and Empa at the Swiss NanoConvention in Neuchâtel (June 15-16, 2023). This year, the topics included nanoimaging, advanced manufacturing at nanoscale, smart
Publications on Synthetic...
Action plan Synthetic Nanomaterials Final report 2 September 2020 (only available in German and French) Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2017 Opportunities and Risks
