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NMBP-16 Ambassadors

SUNSHINE is an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project addressing the call topic “Safe by design, from science to regulation: multi-component nanomaterials” (NMBP-16, see EC information). Next to HARMLESS, two other projects are funded in the same call topic. Joining forces on the challenges related to safe and sustainable multicomponent nanomaterials, we are closely collaborating with our sister projects HARMLESS ("Advanced High Aspect Ratio and Multicomponent materials: towards comprehensive intelLigent tEsting and Safe-by-design Strategies", GA no. 953183, website) and DIAGONAL (“Development and scaled Implementation of sAfe by design tools and Guidelines for multicOmponent aNd hArn nanomateriaLs”, GA no. 953152, website). 

The collaboration is focused on different topics. To facilitate good inter-project cooperation, so-called “Ambassadors” were nominated for each key topic. Ambassadors are experts from each project that work on a specific topic, they enable and foster the knowledge exchange aiming to harmonise the projects’ efforts and identify and positively use synergies. The following NMBP-16 Ambassadors task forces were established: 

• Stakeholder Engagement 

• Grouping and read-across (Hypotheses and IATA editing/development)

• Database Task Force

• Risk Management (incl. Exposure Assessment & Risk Assessment tools)

• MCNMs (Meaning of MCNM, case study comparison and sector-specific transparency)

• Hazard Assessment 

Each task force separately meets on a regular basis. In addition, we have bi-annual meetings where the whole Ambassadors group meets, to discuss and exchange ideas, monitor the overall developments in each of the three projects (as far as confidentiality allows), and define the next steps.