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Following the Putting Science into Standards (PSIS) workshop that took place in October 2025 on the topic of 3D bioprinting, a scientific article was published in the Trends in Biotechnology Journal, together with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (RTD).
Following the strong response to its inaugural edition in 2025, the WE NORM THE FUTURE | Summit returns this autumn. Austrian Standards will host a series of Expert Talks addressing key issues for Europe’s standardization community. Most of the Expert Talks will be held in German. Live audio translation and subtitles in English, French and Italian will be available throughout via the streaming page, making the discussions accessible to an international audience.
On 24 September 2026, CEN and CENELEC participated in the ECOS and InDiCo-Global workshop "Towards a Greener ICT Value Chain: Standards, Policies and Best Practices Dialogue for Europe and Africa" in Nairobi, Kenya. Bringing together policymakers, standards bodies, environmental organizations, industry representatives and civil society stakeholders, the event provided a platform for exchange on standards and policies supporting greener and more circular ICT value chains.
We are pleased to inform you about the upcoming CEN and CENELEC activities in 2026.
The Croatian Standards Institute (HZN) launched a LinkedIn awareness campaign entitled "Standards Behind Everyday Things" to demonstrate how standards contribute to people's daily lives in simple, practical and engaging ways.
Young professionals bring new energy, ideas, and skills to European standardization. As our society undergoes rapid transformations, their contributions are key to ensuring that standards remain relevant, forward-looking, and impactful.
It is again time to celebrate the contribution of research to standardization as well as the important contributions that bring standardization into the classrooms.
Every year, the European Week of Sport takes place from 23 to 30 September, encouraging people across Europe to embrace a more active lifestyle. This year’s campaign highlights that physical activity can take many forms and should fit each person’s circumstances. Whether you walk, cycle, run, swim or simply play, standards help make physical activity safer and more enjoyable.
CEN and CENELEC are pleased to share the report from the joint CEPS event, "From Research to Market: Standardization in FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)", held in Brussels on 10 September 2026. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, SMEs and standardization experts to discuss how standardization can strengthen the impact of European research and innovation and support Europe's competitiveness. More than 100 participants attended the event.
A new CEN Workshop is being established to provide much-needed guidance for ammonia refuelling points and bunkering for ammonia fuelled vessels. The project’s vision is to capture industry best practices for the safe use and storage of ammonia as a marine fuel.