INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF HANYANG UNIVERSITY

Their core work

Hanyang University contributes specialized expertise in nanosafety, nanomaterial risk assessment, and nanoinformatics to European research consortia. Their work focuses on characterizing nanomaterials, predicting their toxicological profiles, and developing safe-by-design approaches for industrial nanomaterial production. They bring computational and analytical methods to help industry screen and control nanomaterial safety during manufacturing, bridging the gap between lab-scale safety research and real production environments.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (2017–2019) centered on analytical characterization and risk assessment of nanomaterials — understanding what makes them hazardous and how to measure it. From 2020 onward, the focus shifted toward applied industrial safety: on-line production screening, composite coatings, feedback control systems, and safe-by-design governance. The trajectory shows a clear move from fundamental safety science toward practical tools that manufacturers can use on the factory floor.

Moving from lab-based nanomaterial hazard analysis toward production-integrated safety tools — expect future work in real-time nanomanufacturing safety and regulatory compliance informatics.

How they like to work

Hanyang University operates exclusively as a participant or third-party contributor, never leading EU consortia — consistent with their role as a non-European specialist brought in for specific expertise. With 72 unique partners across 33 countries, they join large, diverse consortia rather than working in small focused teams. This suggests they are valued as a reliable international contributor who adds specialized capability without seeking to steer project direction.

Impressively broad network for only 4 projects: 72 unique partners across 33 countries, indicating they consistently join large multi-national consortia. Their reach extends well beyond Asia into a deeply European network, reflecting strong trust from EU-based coordinators in the nanosafety community.

What sets them apart

As a South Korean university embedded in European nanosafety consortia, Hanyang offers a rare bridge between Asian manufacturing expertise and European regulatory-driven safety research. Their consistent presence across four consecutive nanosafety projects (2017–2026) signals deep domain credibility — coordinators keep inviting them back. For anyone building a consortium on nanomaterial safety or nanoinformatics, Hanyang provides both computational and industrial production expertise that few single partners can offer.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NanoSolveIT
  Ambitious nanoinformatics platform combining predictive toxicology, nanomaterial fingerprinting, cloud computing, and IATA approaches in a single integrated system.
• SABYDOMA
  Bridges the gap between nanosafety research and industrial reality with on-line production screening, composite coatings case studies, and feedback control systems.
• CompSafeNano
  Most recent project (2021–2026) and an MSCA-RISE action, signaling researcher mobility and knowledge exchange focused on nanoinformatics for safe-by-design.