Category: water professionals
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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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9th Late Summer Workshop on Water resources under stress of climate change
SafeCREW researcher Maolida Nihemaiti (UFZ) participated in the 9th Late Summer Workshop on 21-24 September 2025 at the waterworks Langenau. The workshop was organized by the German Society for Water Chemistry and focused on “Water Resources under the Stress of Climate Change.” It offered a platform for about 50 early-career researchers to discuss the impacts…
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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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Multisensor Systems at the XXVII JORNADAS DE CALIDAD DE AGUAS Y CONTROL DE PROCESOS
The image shows a promotional banner for the XXVII Jornadas de Calidad de Aguas y Control de Procesos, an event organised by AIDIS Chile focused on water quality and process control, with logos, scenic water and city imagery, and professionals in a lab and field setting. The text highlights that the conference will take place…