CLUE-H participation in the last edition of the Erice Summer School of Bioelectromagnetism

CLUE-H participation in the last edition of the Erice Summer School of Bioelectromagnetism

The Erice Summer School of Bioelectromagnetism “Alessandro Chiabrera” celebrated its 13th edition with significant CLUE-H participation. This school, whose co-director is Dr Maria Rosaria Scarfì, from NextGEM partners IREA-CNR, is celebrated annually in Sicily, and this year’s edition has been co-organised with the BioeEM Society.

While the 2024 edition was 100% dedicated to the core subject of this project, this year’s edition was dedicated to “Bioelectromagnetic systems for innovative High Performance Sensing and Interaction strategies”, a subject that is also tackled by this NextGEM. Dr Marco Spirito (Technical University of Delft) was one of the speakers during the talk “Microwave wearable devices”, during which he demonstrated one of the devices he works with. Dr Maria Rosaria Scarfi made one of the introductory lessons, too.

The event counted on other CLUE-H participations, too:

  • Electroporation: from basic research to clinical applications, by Marie-Pièrre Rols (CNRS, ETAIN & GOLIAT)
  • Microwave laboratory devices, by Alessandra Paffi (University of Rome La Sapienza, GOLIAT)
  • Microwave dielectric spectroscopy for biological analysis and EM fields interactions , by K. Grenier (CNRS, ETAIN & GOLIAT)

The final programme of the School can be found here.

CLUE-H network shared the laboratory procedures for the experimental activities related to 4G and 5G research.

CLUE-H network shared the laboratory procedures for the experimental activities related to 4G and 5G research.

The CLUE-H scientists disseminated 41 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for in vitro and in vivo experiments designed to assess the biological effects of 5G signals in both the FR1 and FR2 frequency bands.

The quality of experimental methods impact the outcome of biological responses, therefore, it is essential that experimental studies are designed in compliance with quality criteria, on both biological and electromagnetic sides.

The definition of SOPs is highly recommended for a general improvement of the experimental approaches for obtaining reliable data for health risk assessment.

The SOPs can be easily accessed on the NIKH platform through the NextGEM project: https://nikh.nextgem.eu/clue-h-outcomes/

CLUE-H is Launched in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 22 September 2022

CLUE-H is Launched in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 22 September 2022

How much are we exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields? How is our electromagnetic environment changing with the introduction of new wireless technologies, in particular 5G? Is there any impact on our health and the environment?

These questions will be answered over the next five years by the European Research Cluster on EMF and Health (CLUE-H), which was officially launched on 22th September 2022, with a kick-off meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The CLUE-H network involves more than 70 European research organisations in four research consortia (ETAIN, GOLIAT, NextGEM, SEAWave), with additional contribution from scientists in the USA, Korea and Japan. The total funding will amount to more than €29 million from the Horizon Europe 2021-2027.

The results are expected to fill the knowledge gaps that exist regarding the impact of wireless technologies on health and the environment. They will be essential in ensuring a safe deployment and use of future wireless networks which will benefit citizens and society, for example in health, transport, e-government and smart cities.