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Accessible Innovative Methods for the Safety & Sustainability Assessment of Chemicals & Materials

Project description

Enhancing chemical safety and sustainability

In the realm of chemical safety assessment, ensuring both safety and sustainability is important. In this context, the EU-funded CHIASMA project aims over its 4-year timeline to revolutionise hazard and risk assessment methodologies for chemicals and materials. By using innovative in vitro and in silico methods, it seeks to develop a new safety and sustainable by design (SSbD) assessment framework. Built on next-generation safety assessment principles, this framework will predict regulatory endpoints and long-term safety while integrating life cycle impact analysis. The project targets various chemical groups, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and nano-pesticides, with a focus on socio-economic aspects and regulatory integration. Ultimately, CHIASMA aims to provide accessible data to support widespread adoption of SSbD principles.

Objective

The CHIASMA’s Central Objective is to develop a new and improved Safety and Sustainable by Design Assessment framework based on innovative, in-project validated in vitro and in silico methods New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and data for the next generation of hazard- & risk assessment of chemicals and materials. The developed NAMs cover main human target organs and exposure routes. The CHIASMA Assessment Framework will be based on an iterative multi-step approach based on Next Genaration Safety Assessment (NGSA) that combines chemocentric and biocentric approaches and NAMs and it will be able to predict regulatory relevant endpoints and long-term safety, together with absolute Life Cycle Impact Analysis (LCIA). Developed methods will be demonstrated for scienfic soundness and performances and for transferability (including to industrial environment), prior to submission to regulatory bodies.
Demonstration of the SSbD Framework in at least three chemicals/materials groups (PFAS, 2D materials for energy applications and (nano-)pesticides), supported by the assessment of socio-economic aspects and gap analyses in the context of existing methods.
Integration of the new & improved methods for expressing safety and health parameter into existing life-cycle and sustainability assessments methodologies and tools, as well as into the relevant applicable regulatory frameworks (incl. the SSbD framework).
Provision of accessible data for industry and public authorities, in order to ultimately support the wider implementation of the SSbD framework and its criteria.

The CHIASMA Project will run for 48 months. It is organised interdependent workflows, which will be broken down into 9 workpackages aligned with the scientific plan in order provide an optimum project-conduct and achievement of Project objectives.

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01

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LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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€ 891 828,75
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