Final Results and Future Pathways

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CUSP NEWS: Final Results and Future Pathways

Dear CUSP Community and Stakeholders

We hope this email finds you well.

As 2024 draws to a close, we're excited to share the 7th, penultimate edition of the CUSP Newsletter here.

Packed with updates and insights, this issue highlights the significant progress and milestones made by the CUSP research teams as we work to understand and address the human health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs).

What’s inside this issue?

🌟 Key Developments: Discover the latest in MNP risk assessment, AI-driven detection methods, and insights from ground-breaking long-term exposure studies.

🧪 Spotlight on our Scientists: Meet the passionate researchers whose work is driving innovation and impactful solutions.

🗓️ Event Highlights: Read about our recent workshops and get a preview of the CUSP Final Conference, happening February 25–26, 2025, in Brussels.

🌍 Policy & Impact: Find out about our upcoming roadmap to inform EU regulations and policy, based on our research findings.

This edition also features progress across our five projects: AURORA, ImpTox, PlasticHeal, PlasticsFatE and POLYRISK , and our cross-cutting Working Groups — each contributing valuable insights that pave the way for safer, evidence-based decisions for human health and the environment.

As we reflect on over three and a half years of collaborative research, whether you're a researcher, policymaker, or simply curious about the invisible pollutants around us, we hope you find our updates of interest.

📖 Read the Newsletter

Thank you for another year of fruitful engagement and collaboration.

We wish you all a peaceful and joyous end to 2024.

About CUSP
There is widespread scientific evidence on the ubiquity of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in our environment. The tiny particles which result from the degradation of larger plastics or which are manufactured and added to products for different purposes find their way into the human body through the food we eat, the water we drink or the very air we breathe. Yet, so far, we know little about the risks they pose to human health.

For this reason, the European Commission has decided to fund five research projects -AURORA, ImpTox, PLASTICHEAL, PlasticsFatE and POLYRISK- that together form the European Research Cluster to Understand the Health Impacts of Micro- and NanoPlastics: CUSP. They will collaborate in gathering policy-relevant scientific data to improve the risk assessment of MNPs on human health.

How to Engage:
Follow our research and results or get in touch

Subscribe to the CUSP newsletter and follow our research progress on Twitter and LinkedIn

Visit the CUSP website and the individual links for the five cluster projects to learn more about their aims, results, and opportunities to engage.

Visit CUSP's Community on Zenodo and look at our research publications and posters

Email us with your questions about CUSP research or events

These projects have received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreements: AURORA No.964827, ImpTox No.965173, PLASTICHEAL No.965196, PlasticsFatE No.965367, and POLYRISK No.964766.

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