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EuCheMS was represented by Prof. David Cole-Hamilton, paired with MEP Catherine Stihler, and by Prof. Pavel Dra\u0161ar, paired with MEP Pavel Poc. These\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/euchems-at-the-mep-scientist-pairing-scheme\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SEVILLE INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY DECLARATION 2016: AN INVITATION TO SIGN In a world that is becoming increasingly populated and urbanized, and which will require 30% more water and 40% more energy by 2030, we are faced with innumerable social challenges that require a firm commitment to research and innovation for their resolution. It will be chemistry as a discipline, with the fundamental and necessary support\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/seville-international-chemistry-declaration-2016-an-invitation-to-sign\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PARIS AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE The Paris Agreement legally entered into force on 4 November. This historic event occurs less than a year after the landmark agreement was adopted in Paris and just days ahead of the UN climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco. The Marrakech conference aims to demonstrate that commitments made in Paris towards a low-carbon economy are being\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/paris-agreement-enters-into-force\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SCIENCE MEETS REGIONS The first edition of Science Meets Regions took place at the Committee of Regions (CoR) earlier this month and discussed how findings from research can serve as a basis for better decision-making on the regional level. During the event, over 200 politicians and scientists from EU regions presented their experiences of some pilot policy-research exchanges\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/science-meets-regions\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 MEPS CALL FOR EU LIMIT ON INDUSTRIAL TRANS FATS IN FOOD The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) which may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, infertility, Alzheimer\u2019s, diabetes and obesity for consumers, says a resolution voted on Wednesday. TFA intake is mostly linked to consumption of industrially produced, partially hydrogenated oils. MEPs mention the fact that, according to the European Commission,\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/meps-call-for-eu-limit-on-industrial-trans-fats-in-food\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 NEW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ON FOOD AND WATER SUSTAINABILITY (PRIMA) The European Commission has presented a proposal for a Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area - PRIMA [https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research\/environment\/index.cfm?pg=prima]. The first partnership of its kind in the Mediterranean basin aims to develop much-needed novel solutions for sustainable water management and food production. The Commission's proposal already includes Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France,\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/new-research-partnership-in-the-mediterranean-on-food-and-water-sustainability-prima\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP The Council of the European Union discussed and adopted conclusions on the Eastern Partnership which encompasses Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. In its conclusions, the Council mentions that \u201cCooperation in education, science, research, culture, training, youth and innovation is crucial for deepening mutual understanding, strengthening institutions, and promoting modernisation and\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/council-conclusions-on-eastern-partnership\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EDUCATION AND TRAINING MONITOR 2016 RELEASED This year\u2019s Education and Training Monitor explores societal challenges in more depth and addresses migration, demography and the key competences that education should help develop. One of the highlights of the report is the increase of tertiary level completion rates across the EU in 2015. Finally, via the cross-national comparison of education systems and in\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/education-and-training-monitor-2016-released\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 NEW INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR THE QUALITY OF REFERENCE MATERIALS In Europe EU Regulation (EC) No 765\/2008 sets out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance and demands that accreditation has to be based on harmonised International Standards. In this context, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 17034 which outlines the general requirements which producers of all types of reference materials must\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/new-international-standard-for-the-quality-of-reference-materials\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 NEW ACTION PLAN ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) The EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis confirmed the renewed commitment in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that is one of the biggest health threats facing humanity today. The new Action Plan will take the form of a Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council and builds on the previous\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/new-action-plan-on-antimicrobial-resistance-amr\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EFSA MODELS AND OTHER RESOURCES AT THE KNOWLEDGE JUNCTION Scientific models used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) over the last 15 years have been brought together in a new EFSA community: the Knowledge Junction [https:\/\/zenodo.org\/communities\/efsa-kj]. The models can be shared and cited and you can submit your own. A selection of these tools is also available as a web applications on the\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/efsa-models-and-other-resources-at-the-knowledge-junction\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CANADIAN RESEARCHERS TO JOIN ERC TEAMS IN EUROPE Last month, a new agreement between Canada and the European Union was concluded to encourage talented Canadian researchers to join European Research Council (ERC) teams in Europe. Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas and President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Dr Ted Hewitt (though the agreement also applies\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/canadian-researchers-to-join-erc-teams-in-europe\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Innovation & Entrepreneurship   \u00a0  \u00a0 KETS OBSERVATORY UPDATED WITH NEW INTERACTIVE TOOL This web tool supports business stakeholders and policy makers at EU, national and regional level in the development of policies regarding advanced technologies in Europe. The new Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) Observatory website is now live. The improved site provides visitors with easier access to data on the deployment of KETs in Europe and worldwide\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/kets-observatory-updated-with-new-interactive-tool\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 \u201cUSE MAPS\u201d FOR A BETTER REGISTRATION OF CHEMICALS These \u201cuse maps\u201d help registrants to improve the quality of their registrations, in particular their exposure scenarios. The European downstream user industry has now started to publish sectoral use maps to help manufacturers and importers of chemicals register their substances. The first use maps for the adhesive and sealant industry; soap, detergents and maintenance products;\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/use-maps-for-a-better-registration-of-chemicals\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 NEW EQUITY FUND UNDER THE COSME PROGRAMME COSME [http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/growth\/smes\/cosme\/index_en.htm], the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) running from 2014 to 2020, has recently set up the Equity Facility for Growth (EFG). EFG is dedicated to investments in risk-capital funds that provide venture capital and mezzanine finance to expansion and growth-stage SMEs, in particular, to those\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/new-equity-fund-under-the-cosme-programme\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Consultations and Roadmaps   \u00a0  \u00a0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE TRIFLOXYSTROBIN EFSA will assess all comments from interested parties regarding the active substance trifloxystrobin. Input is requested on the following: physical\/chemical properties; details of uses and further information; methods of analysis; mammalian toxicology; residues; and environmental fate and behavior. DEADLINE: 10 January 2017 WEBSITE: http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/ [http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/consultations\/call\/161110]  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/public-consultation-on-the-active-substance-trifloxystrobin\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON POLICY OPTIONS TO SET MINIMUM QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REUSED WATER IN THE EUROPEAN UNION The European Commission is launching this consultation to collect the views of stakeholders and citizens on the policy options to set minimum quality requirements for reused water in the European Union. The objectives of the consultation are 1) to gather information and data that cannot be found through desk research and additional sources of evidence\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/public-consultation-on-policy-options-to-set-minimum-quality-requirements-for-reused-water-in-the-european-union\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN RELATION TO THE REACH REFIT EVALUATION The objective of the public consultation is to obtain stakeholder views on the general approach to the 2017 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) evaluation and to collect stakeholder views on the strengths and weaknesses of REACH as well as any potentially missing elements. DEADLINE: 28 January\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/public-consultation-in-relation-to-the-reach-refit-evaluation\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CALL FOR DATA ON INGREDIENTS: SALTS OF O-PHENYLPHENOL In order to prepare requests for scientific opinions to the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, interested parties are invited to submit any relevant scientific information on the safety of Sodium o-Phenylphenate (CAS 132-27-4), Potassium o-Phenylphenate, (CAS\u00a013707-65-8) and MEA o-Phenylphenate (CAS 84145-04-0) as preservative and non-preservative ingredients in cosmetic products and, in particular, data regarding all\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/call-for-data-on-ingredients-salts-of-o-phenylphenol\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Call for Funding and Awards   \u00a0  \u00a0 DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/development-of-next-generation-biofuel-technologies\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CARBON DIOXIDE UTILISATION TO PRODUCE ADDED VALUE CHEMICALS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/carbon-dioxide-utilisation-to-produce-added-value-chemicals\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SELECTION OF HOSTING SITES FOR EFSA\u2019S EUROPEAN FOOD RISK ASSESSMENT FELLOWSHIP (EU-FORA) PROGRAMME [http:\/\/http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/selection-of-hosting-sites-for-efsas-european-food-risk-assessment-fellowship-eu-fora-programme\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/call-for-proposals-for-erc-consolidator-grant\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION 2017 [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/capacity-building-in-the-field-of-higher-education-2017\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/innovative-solutions-for-sustainable-food-packaging\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTER DEGREES [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 JOINT ACTIONS TO FOSTER INNOVATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/joint-actions-to-foster-innovative-energy-solutions-in-renewable-energy-technologies\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EuCheMS Events   \u00a0  \u00a0 CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN DRUGS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/circular-economy-in-drugs-2\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CCE 2017 \u2013 16TH EUCHEMS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/cce-2017-16th-euchems-international-conference-on-chemistry-and-the-environment-2\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 \ufeff EICC-4 - 4TH EUCHEMS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY CONFERENCE [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/%ef%bb%bf-eicc-4-4th-euchems-inorganic-chemistry-conference\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ISSNP 2017 \u2013 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON NATURAL PRODUCTS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/issnp-2017-international-summer-school-on-natural-products-2\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EUCOMC 2017 \u2013 22ND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/eucomc-2017-22nd-european-conference-on-organometallic-chemistry-2\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Other Events   \u00a0  \u00a0 EUROPEAN ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS DAY \u2013 \u201cTHE FUTURE IS NOW\u201d [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/european-antibiotic-awareness-day-the-future-is-now\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 4TH MEETING OF THE EMA NETWORK [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/4th-meeting-of-the-ema-network\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND CROSSING THE INNOVATION DIVIDE [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/spreading-excellence-and-crossing-the-innovation-divide\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 \ufeff ECIBC PLENARY 2016: WHEN SCIENCE AND POLICY COLLABORATE FOR HEALTH [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/%ef%bb%bf-ecibc-plenary-2016-when-science-and-policy-collaborate-for-health\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 9TH ROUNDTABLE ON THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP ON RAW MATERIALS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/9th-roundtable-on-the-strategic-implementation-plan-of-the-european-innovation-partnership-on-raw-materials\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 RAW MATERIALS WEEK [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/raw-materials-week\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 WHAT FUTURE FOR EU-RESEARCH POLICY: TAKING STOCK AND LOOKING AHEAD [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/what-future-for-eu-research-policy-taking-stock-and-looking-ahead\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 9TH CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGIC ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PLAN [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/9th-conference-of-the-european-strategic-energy-technology-plan\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0  \u00a0   \u00a0  \u00a0   [Latest issue of EuCheMS Newsletter] [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/latest-issue-of-euchems-newsletter-3\/] LATEST ISSUE OF EUCHEMS NEWSLETTER Read it here [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1610-Euchems-Newsletter-11_16.pdf]! Some of the highlights are:  * ECC6 in Seville  * EuCheMS General Assembly  * EuCheMS-American Chemical Society MoU  * Seville Declaration on Chemical Weapons  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/latest-issue-of-euchems-newsletter-3\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0   [Thank You Chemistry] [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/thank-you-chemistry-8\/] THANK YOU CHEMISTRY It is time to say \"Thank You Chemistry!\" [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/members-3\/individual-supporters-and-friends\/] \u00a0  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/thank-you-chemistry-8\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0   [EuCheMS 2015 Year Book] [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/euchems-2015-year-book-2\/] EUCHEMS 2015 YEAR BOOK Discover more about our activities here [\/bit.ly\/1Uslmmh]  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/euchems-2015-year-book-2\/]   \u00a0   \u00a0  [https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuCheMS] [https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/European-Association-for-Chemical-and-Molecular-Sciences\/432872506750171]   \u00a0  \u00a0 {can-spam} {copyright}   \u00a0  \u00a0","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/mailster\/templates\/bnu v1_3\/img\/EuCheMS_BNU_logo.png"}