SSbD framework
The "Safe and Sustainable by Design" (SSbD framework) is a voluntary approach to guide the innovation process for chemicals and materials, announced on 8 December 2022 in a Commission Recommendation. The revised SSbD Framework has been released in December 2025.
Taking JRC framework into action
Our aim is to take JRC framework into action by allowing SMEs to apply the framework in a cost-effective manner. Our approach reduces the experimental burden; we are able to estimate costs and obtain solutions that are both economical and time efficient.
Objectives
The hub is:
- a repository and database;
- an exchange platform;
- a training tool for the next generation of researchers;
- a promotion of SSbD.
A platform for:
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Contents available on the platform include:
- webinars dedicated to SSbD for companies, students, researchers and institution members.
- informative material, to build a complete SSbD database.
- events to attend, in presence and online, with experts from different sectors.
SSbD events
Discover upcoming SSbD events in Europe
03-11 September 2026
35th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
Antwerp, Belgium
13-16 September 2026
EUROTOX2026
Vienna, Austria
14-18 September 2026
NanoInnovation 2026 – Conference & Exhibition
Rome, Italy
21-25 September 2026
ECOSYSTEX Conference
Ghent, Belgium
25 September 2026
7th Erwin Schrödinger Symposium 2026
Vienna, Austria
21-23 October 2026
4th SSbD Boot Camp
Athens, Greece
09-11 November 2026
SSbD26
Stockholm, Sweden
08-10 November 2027
SSbD27 & ANTHOS’27 joint event
Grenoble, France
Informative videos will focus on the following topics:
- The SSbD framework
- The INTEGRANO methodology
- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)
- LCA and S-LCA
- NMs and NEPs - regulatory framework and policy at the EU level
- NMs and NEPs data resources
- INTEGRANO results – Case Study leads
- Nano-specific impact categories.
