Author: Silke Ludewigs
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Join the 2nd Young Water Professionals European Conference in June 2026
Registration is now open for the 2nd Young Water Professionals European Conference (YWPEU), which will take place in Milan from June 14–17, 2026. SafeCREW researchers Beatrice Cantoni and Bruno Ursino will contribute to this conference. Held every two years, this international event brings together water professionals from across Europe, including researchers, engineers, utilities representatives, consultants,…
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Impressions from the SafeCREW Final Conference in Brussels
The SafeCREW Final Conference took place on 26 March 2026 in Brussels, bringing together experts from water utilities, policy, research, and industry to exchange knowledge and discuss innovative approaches to safe drinking water management. The conference, hosted at the Hanse Office, offered a balanced mix of external perspectives and professional presentations of project results, including…
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Adsorptive membrane process to selectively remove NOM coupled with a sustainable electrochemical regeneration method
The next SafeCREW Key Result has now been published on the Horizon Results Platform: Adsorptive membrane process to selectively remove NOM coupled with a sustainable electrochemical regeneration method. Ion exchangers are widely used for removing natural organic matter (NOM) from water due to their charge-based adsorption mechanisms. However, conventional ion exchange resins suffer from pore…
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Integration of CALUX bioassays as early warning system for toxicity in complex water mixtures
Another SafeCREW key result has now been published on the Horizon Results Platform: The integration of CALUX bioassays as early warning system for toxicity in complex water mixtures. Biodetection Systems (BDS) provides innovative, sensitive, and efficient in vitro test methods such as the CALUX® bioassays. In SafeCREW these human cell-based effect-based methods have been used to…
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SafeCREW videos now available online – see our achievements
Two films present the work and results of the SafeCREW project carried out by 12 partners across Europe. They are available on YouTube in several languages and provide insights into the project’s outcomes. Safe drinking water is essential for human health and everyday life. In Europe, we are used to turning on the tap and…
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Laura Riva at Merck Young Chemists’ Symposium XXIV Edition
The Merck Young Chemists’ Symposium (MYCS), XXIV Edition, took place from 1st to 3rd December 2025 at the Hotel Continental and Hotel Sporting in Rimini, Italy. Organised annually, this public meeting gathered approximately 250 young chemists and represented a key international event entirely dedicated to early-career researchers in the field of Chemistry. The symposium was…
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Cellulose and beyond – From production to application
On 28th November 2025, Carlo Punta, SafeCREW researcher at the Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta” at POLIMI was invited to present at the Symposium on Cellulose organised by Prof. Marc Delgado Aguilar at the Universitat de Girona. The symposium targeted the scientific community and gathered researchers working on cellulose and its…
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Improved Detection of Polar Disinfection By-Products Using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
Maolida Nihemaiti (SafeCREW Partner UFZ) has published results from the SafeCREW project on the Horizon Results Platform, presenting a novel analytical approach for the improved detection of highly polar disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water. Only a small fraction of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water are currently regulated, while the majority, including key contributors…
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BDS’ non-animal based methods at Dioxin 2025
The image shows Peter Behnisch presenting at the DIOXIN 2025 conference standing at a podium on a large stage with presentation screens displaying scientific results on drinking water pollutants. In the foreground, conference participants are seated in a dimly lit hall, listening to the presentation.
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Case Study Site Tarragona welcomed SafeCREW project officer on 22 January 2026
The Project Officer of the European project SafeCREW, Sofia Pachini, has visited CAT‘s Drinking Water Treatment Plant (ETAP) in L’Ampolla, Catalonia, to learn first-hand about the progress we are making through this initiative, funded by the European Union. During the visit, which was also attended by representatives of Eurecat – Technology Centre, our partner in…