News from Mistra SafeChem
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2021-03-15The aim: to build a high-quality prediction computer tool
Hazard and risk screening are in focus for one of the work packages in Mistra SafeChem. Ulf Norinder is developing a computational toolbox to estimate whether chemicals are hazardous or not.
2021-01-28Welcome to a breakfast seminar about EU’s new chemicals strategy
Do you want to know more about the EU’s new chemicals strategy and how it will affect companies and research? Welcome to a breakfast seminar February 24, arranged by Mistra SafeChem and SusChem Swede...
2021-01-22The water flea – one of the tools in Mistra SafeChem
Can the little water flea be of help in developing a screening tool for ecotoxicological testing of chemicals? That is investigated by Amira Perez and her colleagues in a Mistra SafeChem PhD project.
2021-01-21The collaboration in Mistra SafeChem is a help to make early sustainable decisions
Perstorp is one of the industry partners in Mistra SafeChem and invests 1,1 MSEK in working hours over the total programme period. Oleg Pajalic, principal scientist at Perstorp, coordinates the compa...
2020-12-13Case study aims for cosmetics without silicones
Silicones are widely used in cosmetic products such as skin creams, foundations, make-up and hair products. Some of them have shown toxic properties. A case study in Mistra SafeChem is trying to find...
2020-12-06Mistra SafeChem presented at national conference
Mistra SafeChem took during the autumn part at a national chemistry conference. Here you can see the film where programme director John Munthe presents the programme.
2020-11-10Among the goals: Evaluate environmental impact, reduce hazardous substances in catalytic processes
In our series of interviews with people involved in Mistra SafeChem we have now come to Belén Martín-Matute, professor at the department of organic chemistry at Stockholm University. She is the leade...
2020-09-21When combating climate change, it is natural to also seek chemical safety
"When going through the required transformation to combat climate change it’s only natural to also make choices for safer replacements," says Richard Lihammar, IVL Swedish Environmental Res...