On 17th June 2026, the PLANETS project contributed to the stakeholder dialogue on data-driven Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD)-driven materials development with its active participation in the session “Advanced Materials: How to Go from Data to Design through the Scope of SSbD?”, organized by the CheMatSustain project following its 5th General Assembly in Valencia. The event brought together experts from EU research projects, industry, and academia to explore how data, databases, artificial intelligence (AI), and Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) principles can accelerate innovation in advanced materials.

The event joint representatives from several EU project, including AlChemiSSts, INTEGRANO, PLANETS, SSbD4CheM, SUNRISE, and TOXBOX, creating a valuable platform for clustering on SSbD-related aspects relevant for its implementation and operationalisation, exchanging knowledge and identifying opportunities for collaboration across the SSbD community.

Martin Himly (PLUS) contributed to the session “SSbD through Databases and AI Toolboxes” with an insight into the PLANETS project, on the implementation of the SSbD scoping method in Tier 1 and Tier 2 assessments within the 3 industrial value chains of the project. He further presented lessons learned and hinted on assets for amendment in the specific SSbD conduct from the perspective of the PLANETS innovation cases. A strong focus was put on data-related issues, and their complications in terms of confidentiality limiting the hand-over of SSbD results within value chains as the current activity within PLANETS is to identify the minimal data sets deriving from SSbD conduct on the three innovation cases with relevance for reporting in potential future Digital Product Passports (DPP), which will build another deliverable of the project. These topics raised lots of attention in the Data-2-Design Workshop and initiated a vigorous discussion with the audience.

PLANETS herewith generated a timely contribution to the scientific discourse with a strong link to industrial implementation. Overall, the event demonstrated how all these projects contribute to the development of practical solutions that help researchers, innovators, and industry stakeholders make better-informed decisions throughout the materials innovation lifecycle and deepen the efforts towards creating a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and well quality-assured European joint “(Meta)data for SSbD” platform.

Relevant links:

• Agenda
• Details about the workshop
• Recap of the event on the CheMatSustain website

On 11 June 2026, representatives from PLANETS participated in the 7th RESILIENCE-22 Cluster Working Group meeting dedicated to Training, Dissemination, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement. The meeting brought together 19 participants from projects funded under the RES-22, RES-23 and RES-24 calls, with the objective of strengthening collaboration, fostering synergies, avoiding duplication of efforts across related initiatives, as well as benefiting from larger and divers stakeholder audiences.

The meeting marked an important step towards expanding the existing RES-22 cluster activities to include projects from the newer RES-24 call, creating a broader network of projects working on Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD), advanced materials and chemical safety.

During the tour the table and further discussion participating projects presented their projects, their ongoing and upcoming activities. PLANETS was represented by Sébastien Noel (CEA), deputy Coordinator, Beatriz Alfaro (BNN), responsible for Communication, Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement activities, and Cécile Philippot (CEA), leading the SSbD activities. 

A central topic of discussion was the identification of opportunities for joint activities across projects, including co-organised events, shared training materials, stakeholder outreach actions and dissemination campaigns. Participants agreed on the value of engaging broader and more diverse stakeholder communities beyond individual project networks and sister clusters.

The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of the participating projects to work together towards common goals, strengthening the impact of European research and innovation efforts in the field of chemicals, advanced materials and Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design approaches.

PLANETS looks forward to continuing these collaborative discussions and contributing to future joint activities that enhance knowledge sharing, stakeholder engagement and the uptake of project results across Europe.

On 11th May 2026, PLANETS partners (Beatriz Alfaro, BNN) part in the third networking workshop of the Collab4Resilience (C4R) initiative, organised by the CheMatSustain communication team. The initiative brings together projects working on safe and sustainable chemicals and nanomaterials, with the goal of strengthening collaboration and amplifying the impact of communication and dissemination activities across the community.

On 25 November 2025, the Collab4Resilience (C4R) network met for its second online networking workshop. 17 participants representing 9 EU-funded projects gather to further build on the KOM from April 2025, and aiming to strengthen collaboration between projects and enhance their visibility and outreach activities.

The meeting was opened by the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, coordinator of the CheMatSustain project and leader of the initiative. They provided a brief overview of the network’s progress to date and recent developments within CheMatSustain. This was followed by a short presentation from the University of Bologna introducing the CheMatSustain Facility, the project’s key output, launched in 2025.

One of the highlights of the meeting was the “What We’re Proud Of” round, during which each project highlighted recent developments and achievements. Afterthat, we dive into a more interactive session with a digital mural to gather ideas for future communication activities—ranging from social media initiatives to joint events—as well as a knowledge-sharing activity to identify tangible collaboration opportunities.

The workshop concluded with a forward-looking discussion on plans for 2026, setting out practical next steps to strengthen communication, share resources, and foster mutual support.

Overall, the event demonstrated strong interest in further developing the community. 

Agenda of the meeting.

On 18 June 2025, Martin Himly (PLUS) delivered a 90-minute online session for members of the PARC project, bringing together around 25 participants involved in PARC Tasks 8.1.3 and 8.1.4.

The session showcased several key outcomes and ongoing activities from the PLANETS project, highlighting opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange between the two initiatives in the field of Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD).

The presentation covered a broad range of topics, including:

• PLANETS case studies
• Scoping activities
• The Tier 1 approach
• PLANETS’ approach towards FAIR data and Digital Product Passport (DPP)
• The SSbD workflow developed within PLANETS
• The PLANETS wordbook
• Training activities, materials, and educational resources developed by the project
• Collaboration with ELIXIR-TeSS
• Announcement of the upcoming NSC workshop on SSbD scenarios

The exchange fostered valuable discussions on harmonising methodologies, sharing best practices, and strengthening synergies between European projects addressing SSbD implementation, FAIR data management, and stakeholder capacity building.

This session represents another important step in reinforcing collaboration between PLANETS and PARC and supporting a more connected European SSbD community.

An important follow-up of this collaboration is the community wide SSbD terminology harmonization via the PLANETS Wordbook and the training curriculum building in collaboration with the EIT Raw & Advanced Materials Academy and ELIXIR-TeSS.