The LEARN project took part in the IDEAL Cluster Summit in Brussels, an event promoted by seven Horizon Europe projects involving more than 120 organisations and over €50 million in funding. The Summit brought together policymakers, researchers, industry representatives and public authorities from across Europe to discuss indoor air quality and its impact on health. […]

The LEARN Project Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Children’s Health took place on 22 April at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal, as a hybrid event. Over the course of 4 years, a consortium of 12 leading European research teams worked together to investigate indoor air quality at schools across the […]

During the fourth quarter of 2025, KU Leuven participated in different prestigious international conferences, like the Clean Indoor Air for All Conference, the European Public Health Conference, and the BelTox-BEMS Annual Scientific Meeting, to disseminate preliminary results from the LEARN project cohorts at European schools. These preliminary results on children’s exposure to indoor air pollutants […]

The LEARN project’s consortium gathered on 20-21 November in Brussels, Belgium, to celebrate the sixth General Assembly of the project and discuss the final steps in the last semester of project implementation. The meetings were led by the project’s coordinator INL and hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium, specifically by the imec-SMIT-VUB research group. Over the course of two days, […]

Researchers from the LEARN project’s coordinator, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), and the LEARN partner AlveoliX, were present at EUROTOX 2025, the 59th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology. Held from September 14th to 17th in Athens, Greece, the congress was organised under the theme ‘Toxicology addresses society’s real life risks for sustainable health and well-being‘. Its programme focused […]

The last MPS World Summit took place from the 9th to the 13th of June 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Organised by the International Microphysiological System (MPS Society), the event focused on emulating human biology for patients’ benefit and a safer environment. The LEARN project’s coordinator, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), exhibited a poster exploring how silver […]

The 11th International Scientific Conference ‘Knowledge-Based Sustainable Development’ (ERAZ) was celebrated on the 5th of June 2025, hosted in Spain by the University of Barcelona. The conference attracted participants from 36 different countries, addressing sustainable development from a scientific, policy and societal point of view. During the conference, Chara Karakosta from ENVIROMETRICS presented the paper […]

The 29th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS29) took place from the 25th to the 30th of May 2025 in Porto, Portugal. Organised by INESC TEC and SPIE, the conference gathered professionals from academia and industry to discuss the latest advances in photonic sensing principles and technologies supported in fibre optics. The LEARN project […]

The SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting took place from the 11th to the 15th of May 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Organised by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe (SETAC), it gathered participants from academia, industry and regulators. The LEARN project’s coordinator, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), exhibited a poster about some LEARN project research […]

The last SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics conference took place from the 7th to the 10th of April 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic. Organised by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), it gathered researchers, engineers and industry professionals in the field. The LEARN project’s coordinator, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), presented some LEARN project research […]

The IDEAL Cluster for Indoor Air Quality and Health celebrated its second Annual Meeting last March 25th-26th 2025 in Braga, Portugal, with the aim of optimising synergies and increasing the impact of a series of Horizon Europe projects dealing with indoor air quality and health. This year, the Annual Meeting was hosted by the LEARN project […]

On March 21st 2024, Andreas Scope from our partner MANN+HUMMEL participated as a speaker and panellist in the webinar “Don’t hold your breath: Implementing effective ventilation strategies for healthy indoor spaces“. The session was co-organised by the EDIAQI project and the LEARN project, both part of the European IDEAL cluster on indoor air quality and […]

The LEARN project consortium gathered this afternoon to celebrate its 5th General Assembly, held online this time, two years and a half after its kick-off. The different work packages presented their progress and planned actions for the next six months regarding cohorts at schools, indoor air quality monitoring, novel UFPs and VOCs sensors, advanced in vitro models and biosensors, […]

On the 19th and 20th of November 2024, the LEARN project coordinator International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) hosted its inaugural ESRA Symposium to connect and showcase the work of its early-stage researchers across various fields. The symposium, organised by INL’s Early-Stage Researchers Association (ESRA), welcomed over 160 participants, including master’s students, PhD candidates, junior researchers, and […]

During the first half of November 2024, our partner MANN+HUMMEL presented the LEARN project at two relevant filtration events happening in Germany: IUTA Filtration Day and FILTECH, held in Duisburg on the 5th and in Cologne from the 12th to the 14th, respectively. The LEARN project presented at IUTA Filtration Day IUTA, a research institute […]

On November 6th 2024, the LEARN project’s coordinator International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) organised the IDEAL cluster workshop ‘Using real-life air pollutants for in vitro toxicological assessment‘, with the participation of the K-HEALTHinAIR project. The workshop presented innovative methodologies for toxicological assessment using real-life air pollutants, providing an opportunity to explore cutting-edge research and discuss […]

A poster about the LEARN project was presented by its partner ENVIROMETRICS at NOSE 2024, the 9th International Conference on Environmental Monitoring of Odours and VOCs, which took place in Naples, Italy from the 15th to the 18th of September. The event, organised by the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC), gathered industry and academic […]

Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno, the LEARN project’s coordinator from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), and Nina Hobi, scientific director and CEO of the LEARN partner AlveoliX, were present at EUROTOX 2024, the 58th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology. Held from September 8th to 11th in Copenhagen, Denmark, the congress was organised with the support of the […]

AlveoliX, an associated partner of the LEARN project, presented a LEARN-related poster at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2024. The congress, organised on an annual basis by the European Respiratory Society (ERS), brings together the world’s respiratory experts to showcase all the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science. The 2024 edition was held at […]

On July 28th 2024, Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno, the LEARN project’s coordinator from INL, participated as a speaker and panellist in the webinar “Clearing the air: The educational imperative for healthy indoor air quality in schools“, which reached over 145 registered users. The session was co-organised by the EDIAQI project and the LEARN project, both part of […]

The LEARN project’s consortium gathered last June 4-5 in Leuven, Belgium, to celebrate the fourth General Assembly of the project, right when it is reaching its midpoint. The consortium is pleased with the progress achieved so far in the first half of the project and looks forward to the results to come. The meetings were […]

The IDEAL Cluster for Indoor Air Quality and Health, in which the LEARN project participates, celebrated its first Annual Meeting last May 15th-16th 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. This cluster is a task force promoted by the European Commission to optimise synergies and increase the impact of a series of Horizon Europe projects dealing with indoor air […]

The LEARN project was presented by its partner MANN+HUMMEL at FiltCon 2024, a conference organised by the American Filtration & Separations Society (AFS) last April 8-10 in Houston, USA. As the only technical filtration-related conference held in the US in 2024, the event gathered more than 200 attendees, mainly from industry and academia. During three […]

The LEARN project consortium gathered this morning to celebrate its 3rd General Assembly, held online this time, one year and a half after its kick-off. The different work packages presented their progress and planned actions for the next six months regarding pilot studies at schools, indoor air quality monitoring, novel UFPs and VOCs sensors, advanced in vitro models and […]

Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno, the LEARN project’s coordinator from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), was present at EUROTOX 2023, the 57th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology. Held on September 12-13 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the theme of this year was “Toxicology – multidisciplinary science leading to safer and sustainable life”. During the event, INL presented some […]

The LEARN project’s consortium gathered last June 12th and 13th to celebrate its second General Assembly and discuss the progress of the different work packages, plan the upcoming tasks and deliverables, and understand the challenges ahead for the improvement of indoor air quality at schools in Europe. The meetings were managed by the project’s coordinator […]

The LEARN project was displayed at the booth of its partner MANN+HUMMEL during FILTECH 2023, an international filtration conference and exhibition which was celebrated from February 14th to 16th in Cologne, Germany. FILTECH is the largest and most important filtration show worldwide. This year, it featured a major international conference and more than 440 exhibitors. […]

The IDEAL Cluster for Indoor Air Quality and Health, in which the LEARN project participates, celebrated its kick-off meeting last October 10th 2022 in Athens, Greece. This cluster is a task force promoted by the European Commission to optimize synergies, avoid overlaps and increase the impact of the projects selected for funding under the Horizon […]