NextGEM partners met in Larnaca, Cyprus, on April 8-9, for the project’s 7th Plenary Meeting. Over 30 partners joined an event that was held by the local partners Sphynx and eBOS.
The event served the double purpose of steering the upcoming months of the project, and putting together all the latest results and successes of the NextGEM’s research, as well as raising and sharing problems that might arise during the development of the research. During the two sessions of the meeting, the day-to-day was monitored, as well as the experiments and case studies to be undertaken on the possible health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on humans.
The 7th Plenary Meeting kicked off with an overview of the project’s overarching goals, accomplishments and main hot points foreseen in the following months, such as the important NextGEM partners’ participation in the upcoming BioEM 2025. All the research lines forming the scientific backbone of the project were also discussed during that first session, too: the model- and sensor-based technologies for EMF exposure, the experimental approaches for assessing EMF biological and health-related effects, and hazard and risk assessment. The partners also discussed the upcoming NextGEM Innovation and Knowledge Hub (NIKH), a digital platform under development that will aggregate validated research findings related to EMF exposure.
The second date was the moment to discuss the stakeholder engagement and the impact maximisation of the project, as well as the three case studies that are currently being developed. Building on the knowledge developed in earlier stages, the consortium is now advancing three real-world research studies focused on:
- Investigating how EMF exposure may affect vulnerable populations, with a focus on reproductive health.
- Assessing EMF-related cancer risks in the context of urban outdoor environments.
- Exploring the potential impact of EMF on red blood cells in both indoor and outdoor settings.
The next meeting will be in Budapest
Sciproof will host the next plenary meeting in Budapest, Hungary, next fall. The consortium organises a new meeting twice a year to monitor the project’s day-to-day, steer its future, and discuss any problems that might arise.
About NextGEM
NextGEM is a four-year EU-funded project aiming to generate relevant knowledge that identifies appropriate control measures for EMF exposure. The project is about to enter its last year and is producing evidence-based insights to inform regulatory decisions on the implementation of the 5G technology, all of which promote confidence in the safety standards governing EMF exposure.
NextGEM is part of the EMF and Health Cluster (Clue-H), a network studying different approaches to the possible effects of EMF on health. This cluster involves four European Consortia (NextGEM, GOLIAT, SeaWave and ETAIN) with additional contributions from scientists outside the EU.
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