We are thrilled to share that the second General Assembly of LabPlas took place on June 27th and 28th in the beautiful city of Braga, Portugal, hosted at the impressive facilities of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL). During these two days, experts and collaborators gathered to discuss the latest advancements and breakthroughs in…
Last 5th and 6th of April, a workshop about Modeling was conducted in Villefranche sur Mer. The workshop aimed to achieve two key objectives: rReview of the protocols and methods developed by Sorbonne University for in situ plastic incubations, and for laboratory experiments on particle drop rates in a settling column. Discussion about the experimental…
From December 2022, LABPLAS is accepted as part of the EU mission “Restore our Oceans and waters” What is the mission? With a 2030 target, the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” aims to protect and restore the health of our ocean and waters through research and innovation, citizen engagement and blue investments. The…
As you know, every 8th of June the United Nations promotes the celebration of the World Oceans Day, a date to remember the importance of our oceans. Their biodiversity, the source of protein for a billion people that they represent as well as their power to clean the atmosphere and provide us with 50% of…
On 30th September, the European Research Agency (REA) organised a “Cluster Meeting of Projects Contributing to the EU Plastics Strategy”. LABPLAS Coordinator Prof. Ricardo Beiras (Universidade de Vigo-Ecotox) presented LABPLAS project’s objectives, activities and expected impacts in Session 2: Tackling Plastic Pollution. Eleven other EU H2020 projects which were kick-started in the spring of 2021…