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Projects
ClimaTE change-related Mortality in different Population groups in URbanised Belgium (TEMPUR)
Understanding and preventing the impact of endocrine disruptors on the hypothalamus-pituitary axis in sensitive populations (HYPIEND)
Exploration of physiological reactions during controlled exposure to a 5G signal in the study of electrohypersensitivity (5GINC)
Strategy for genomic surveillance of pathogens in wastewater (CLIMPATHIC)
Assessing the benefits of air pollution reduction interventions on multi-morbidity and mortality in Belgium (BELAIR-POL)
Indoor Air (INDAIR)
Next Generation Integrated Sensing and Analytical System for Monitoring and Assessing Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Health (NextGEM)
Belgian Index of Multiple Deprivation (BIMD)
Retail drug quality project on heroin in 2023 (RADAR-heroin-23)
Expertise Centre in Health Promotion for the Walloon Region (CEPS)
Release of nano-objects, their aggregates and agglomerates from protective face masks (Renaame)
Burden of disease based methods for estimating the socio-economic cost of environmental stressors (BEST-COST)
Monitoring the import of exotic animals, wild meat and the pathogens they carry (INTERCEPT)
Implementation of best practices and research results on prevention of non-communicable diseases and risk factors (Health4EUKIDS)
The societal and economic effects of public health interventions from an exposome approach: Titanium dioxide as a case study (EXPTiO2)
Metrological traceability of measurement data from nano to small-microplastics for a greener environment and food safety (PlasticTrace)
Transitioning to healthy diets from sustainable food systems in Belgium: Priority policy actions and their multiple sustainability impacts (SUSFOODBEL)
Knowledge, attitude and practices on mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in the Belgian adult population (KAP-MOSQ)
European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC)
The development and a plan for implementation of Belgian Psychosocial Recommendations and guidelines Oncology (BePRO)
Mapping the Environmental Burden of Disease in Flanders (EBoD-FL)
National infrastructure for genomic-epidemiologic surveillance of infectious diseases (HERA-BE-Incubator-2021)
environmentAL Toxicology of chEmical mixtuRes through aN innovATIVE platform based on aged cardiac tissue model (ALTERNATIVE)
Contribution to the health-related information content of the Belgian 5G knowledge and learning platform (Over5G)
Monitoring of exotic Aedes mosquitoes in Belgium (MEMO+)
Development of shotgun METAgenoMics apprOaches in suppoRt of Public Health fOr the next Sequencing Era (METAMORPHOSE)
Improving soil, potato crops, human health and forage quality in a climate change context (IMPOCHA)
Belgian Bioelectromagnetics Group (BBEMG)
Exposure assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances as follow-up on the concerns raised in the recent draft opinion of EFSA (FLUOREX)
Identification, physicochemical characterisation and estimation of release of titanium dioxide particles from face masks applied during the COVID-19 crisis in view of risk analysis (TiO2Mask)
Joint action to strengthen preparedness and response to biological and chemical terror attack (JA TERROR)
An innovative analytical platform to investigate the effect and toxicity of micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) combined with environmental contaminants on the risk of allergic disease in pre-clinical and clinical studies (IMPTOX)
Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for the hazard assessment of nanofibres (Nanocellup)
Monitoring of the whole genome sequencing (WGS) data of SARS-CoV-2 genomes to identify variants and their impact on detection methods (COVIPRIM_VAR2)
Impacts of nitrogen deposition in the natural environment on pollen allergy and respiratory infection outcomes in Belgium (NITROPOL-BE)
Development of a method to assess the diversity of SARS-CoV-2 circulating strains in Belgium (COVIDDIVER)
Development of a digital PCR method for accurate detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 (DIGICOVID)
Development of a digital PCR method for accurate detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants (DIGICOVID_VAR)
Strengthen the capacity of governments and researchers in the evaluation of public policies on healthy food environments in Francophone West Africa to prevent the triple burden of malnutrition (NCDs-WAfrica)
Understanding the dynamics and consequences of new psychoactive substances use in a rapidly changing (online) drug market (SCANNER)
Monitoring the performance of detection methods for SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples using sequencing data (COVIPRIM)
Human biomonitoring in the Walloon region (BMH-Wal)
Manufacture and use of artisanal cookware, an important route of lead (Pb) exposure in the former Katanga province (Congo) (Katanga)
Epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 mortality (COVID-19 Mortality)
Evaluation of the types, efficient use and health risks of application of silver-based biocides to provide antimicrobial properties to face masks applied during the COVID-19 crisis (AgMask)
Fast Antimicrobial Resistance and Mobile-Element Detection using metagenomics for animal and human on-site tests (FARMED)
Monitoring and mitigating environmental health inequalities (ELLIS)
Investigation of resistance mechanisms in emerging pathogens with the 'OneHealth' concept as missing link (MissingLink)
A study on intentions, attitudes and competencies regarding health promotion in the Flemish population (Prevention barometer)
Biodiversity at school environments benefits all (B@SEBALL)
Co-creative and geographical approaches to tackle socioeconomic disparities in health enhancing lifestyle (CIVISANO)
Contribution of excessive weight status to the social impact of non-communicable diseases, multimorbidity and disability in Belgium: past, present, and future (WaIST)
Patient Reported Indicators Survey for people living with chronic conditions (PaRIS)
Representation of Sciensano to the CBRNe expertise centrum of the National Crisis Centre (CBRNe Center)
Business Impact Assessment on Obesity and Population Level Nutrition (BIA-Obesity)
Physico-chemical characterisation and exposure analysis of nanoparticles in food additives in the context of risk assessment (EFSA-Nano)
The cost of current versus healthy sustainable diets in Belgium (DIETCOST)
Promoting One Health in Europe through joint actions on foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging microbiological hazards (One Health EJP)
Investigation of electrohypersensitivity using an exposure protocol co-created with electrohypersensitive people (ExpoComm & Envi-EHS)
Local Health Interview Survey (LHIS)
Human Biomonitoring as an added value of the Health Interview Survey (HuBiHIS )
Integrating VEGA, toxRead, MERLIN-Expo, and ERICA in a platform for risk assessment and substitution of risky substances (LIFE-VERMEER)
Health, Environment and Susceptible Populations (HEASP)
Nature impact on mental health distribution (NAMED)
European programme for the establishment of validated procedures for the detection and identification of biological toxins (EuroBioTox)
A liquid bead array system for the rapid genetic screening of antimicrobial resistance determinants: development and valorization in the « one-health » perspective (AMR-ARRAY)
Monitoring of Laboratory-Acquired Infections (LAI)
An online tool to collect New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in one central database (RE-Place)
Method validation: comparison of size distribution of iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticle analysis between Flow Field Flow Fractionation, single particle ICP-MS and Electron Microscopy (NIROVAL )
Monitoring of possible health effects of living in the vicinity of nuclear sites in Belgium: thyroid cancer incidence (NUCABEL 2A)
Monitoring of possible health effects of living in the vicinity of nuclear sites in Belgium: childhood leukemia incidence (NUCABEL 2B)
National Reference Laboratory for Trace Elements in food and feed, for Nanomaterials and for Food Contact Materials (NRL-TE; NRL-NANO; NRL-FCM)
Physico-chemical characterization of the fraction of engineered nanomaterials in silver (E174) food additives in the context of risk assessment (NanoAg@)
Implementation and validation of an analytical methodology to assess the nanofraction in the food additives E171, E174 and E175 with exposure analysis in the context of risk assessment (Nanofood@)
Surveillance of Belgian honeybees colonies mortality 2017-2018 (HealthyBee)
Exploration of environmental and human biomonitoring data during chemical contamination (WEnvHum)
Diagnosis, monitoring and prevention of exposure-related non-communicable diseases (DiMoPEx)
Natural compounds for therapeutic purposes (NATHERAP)
Respiratory health of children and air pollution (AIRPOLLUTION_EXPOSURE)
BCCM/IHEM fungi collection: human and animal health (BCCM/IHEM)
Analysis of data on allergy in the Brussels Capital Region (ALLRBC2)
Assessment of the impact of road traffic exposure on the health of the Brussels population: pilot project on individuals subjected to low and high levels of exposure (IMPASTRA)
Development of new molecular methods for the quantification of airborne pollen in the context of aerobiological surveillance (Allerpol)
Method validation of nanomaterial characterisation by single particle ICP-MS and Dynamic Light Scattering (NanoVAL)
Transversal platform of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (BIOTECH Platform)
Towards a toxicologically relevant definition of nanomaterials (To²DeNano)
Assessing spatio-temporal relationships between respiratory health and biodiversity using individual wearable technology (RespirIT)
Nuclear Emergency Situations Improvement of Medical and Health Surveillance (SHAMISEN)
Tick-borne diseases in Belgium: identifying and communicating disease burden (HUMTICK)
Development of next generation sequencing data analysis tools in support of a fast response for public health and food chain safety (NeXSplorer.iph)
TekenNet/TiquesNet/ZeckenNet (TiquesNet)
Characterisation of a rod-shaped TiO2 candidate reference material using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) (Nanorod)
Development of biomarkers for endocrine disruptors (EDC BIRTHCOHORT)
Zoonoses Anticipation and Preparedness Initiative (ZAPI)
Impact of green/blue spaces on specific morbidity and cause-specific mortality in Belgium (GRESP-HEALTH )
Preparation of an epidemiological response tool in the event of a sanitary crisis due to a chemical accident (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS)
Preparation of CEN Technical Specification: “Guidance on detection and identification of nano-objects in complex matrices”(WI 00352012, CEN-TC352-WG3-PG2) (CEN project)
Human genomic biomarker RTqPCR array for optimised and mechanistically-based genotoxicity assessment (GENOMARK)
Protective Effect of South African Plants on Mycotoxin-Induced Mutagenicity and Toxicity (Z.-Afrika)
Development of a prioritisation strategy for hazard characterisation of substances migrating from printed paper and board food contact materials based on their genotoxicity (PRIMISTRA)
Expert Support for the assessment of applications for certificates of conformity, the monitoring of technological developments and research into health effects on wireless technology (LNE-2014-2022)
Development of an integrated approach based on validated and standardised methods to support the implementation of the EC recommendation for a definition of nanomaterial (NanoDefine )
Tick-borne encephalitis virus eco-epidemiology: study of the prevalence and pathogenesis in rodents and wild animals (TBEV Epi)
A common European approach to the regulatory testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (NANoREG)
Coordination of the Risk Assessment Group (RAG)
Archives of Public Health (APH)
Health Interview Survey (HIS)
Assessment of the toxicity of pesticides for agricultural use at national and international level (PESTBIONAT & PESTINT)
Surveillance of pollen and fungal spores in the outdoor air in Belgium (AirAllergy)
Animal health
Effectiveness and safety of vaccines, medicines and health products - Quality of medical laboratories
Food consumption and food safety
Health and disease monitoring
Health and environment
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