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09.10.2024
Understanding the influence of time in biology for NGRA
Brussels, 9 October 2024 – In the transition from in vivo to in vitro toxicity testing, the influence of time has so far not received much attention. Therefore, the Centre for chemical safety asses...
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05.09.2024
New Task Force on Chemical Risk Assessment of Plastic Additives
To support safer assessments of plastic additives and associated chemicals, ECETOC just launched a Task Force dedicated to evaluating the state of the science and applying risk assessment principles t...
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05.09.2024
Launching Soon: Polymer Analytics Task Force
ECETOC is launching the Polymer Analytics Task Force to develop and standardize methods for analysing polymer properties essential for safety assessment. This initiative comes in response to the growi...
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05.09.2024
Opportunities to get involved – Sept. 2024
Interested in recent updates and getting involved in ECETOC's work? Here's a look at a few upcoming initiatives:
Be the next ECETOC representative in the ECHA ED Expert Group.
We are looking for...
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20.06.2024
Mid-year update from Blanca Serrano
Dear colleagues,
As we enter summer, I’m pleased to report that our Extraordinary General Meeting was a success. After pointing out last year’s accomplishments, we approved our new statutes and...
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04.03.2024
ECETOC publication addresses Dose Level Selection in Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity Studies
Navigating the intricacies of dose level selection in toxicity studies poses significant challenges, particularly concerning the highest dose tested. To offer further analysis and guidance on this top...
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13.02.2024
Scientists discuss how Quantitative Adverse Outcome Pathways can be used more effectively in EU chemical safety assessments
Brussels, 13 February 2024 – Toxicologists, biologists, and computational modellers came together at a workshop organised by the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) to discuss how to deve...
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18.01.2024
2024 New Year message from the Secretary General
Dear ECETOC Members and Stakeholders,
As we bid farewell to the successes of 2023, I am delighted to extend my warmest greetings all of you as we step into 2024.
Last year was marked by signific...
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14.12.2023
ECETOC Task Force proposes a science-based testing strategy to predict if a chemical has the potential to disrupt the thyroid hormone system in humans
The ECETOC Thyroxine (T4) Task Force has developed a new science-based tiered testing strategy that aims to predict if substances have the potential to significantly disrupt the thyroid hormone sy...
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11.12.2023
Task force highlights lack of data and tools for assessing consumers’ aggregate exposure to chemicals
Brussels, 11 December 2023 – A task force from the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) has highlighted a lack of both good data and cross-industry-sector tools and guidance for assessing...
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08.11.2023
ECETOC task force proposes three-tiered approach to targeted information requirements for polymers
Brussels, November 2023 – Scientists from the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) have proposed a three-tier approach to standard information requirements for polymers where conventional...
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26.10.2023
ECETOC releases Worker TRA Tool v3.2
ECETOC, the centre for chemical safety assessment, is excited to announce the release of the ECETOC Worker TRA Tool v3.2, following an extensive review by a group of experts to analyse its performance...
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10.10.2023
Call for Nominations for a new Task Force: ‘Scientific perspective on discussions about DNT testing in OECD 443-studies’
ECETOC will soon launch a new Task Force on DNT Testing OECD 443-studies and is looking for experts to join from academia, regulatory bodies; NGOs or member companies.
The Task Force's objective is...
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04.10.2023
Further work from ECETOC on the performance of the TRA risk assessment screening tool – conservatism confirmed and refinements proposed
Brussels, 4 October 2023 – The ECETOC TRA-Worker Task Force has published further work on their comparisons of modelled results from the Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) tool with actual measured data...
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14.09.2023
ECETOC publishes Autumn 2023 calendar of events
ECETOC offers many opportunities for scientific exchange with peers on a variety of topics. Here's a list of upcoming events:
Come to Alicante to the forthcoming ECETOC workshop Elevating e...
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14.09.2023
Join ECETOC’s 2024 Scoping Meeting Organising Committee!
Are you an ECETOC member, currently not on the Board or Scientific Committee? We are looking for a couple of volunteers to join the Organising Committee of next year’s Scoping Meeting, tentatively s...
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14.09.2023
Contribute to the TRA tool user survey and work groups
To support our work on the maintenance of the ECETOC TRA tool, we’ve launched a very quick (one-question) users survey to understand better the current usage by our stakeholders.
As well as shari...
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14.09.2023
A note from the Secretary General – Sept 2023
Dear ECETOC Members,
Greetings from an unusually warm and dry September! It’s “back to school" season for everybody and I'd like to share some important updates and upcoming events with you:...
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14.09.2023
Experts can still join new ECETOC Task Forces
ECETOC members, academics, regulators and scientists from NGOs are still in time to join our recently launched Task Forces:
Smart studies: Examine how in vivo studies could provide more informati...
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21.06.2023
ECETOC publishes workshop report on how to overcome final hurdles for using omics technologies in chemical safety assessments
The Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) convened an online workshop on 20 – 21 January 2022 to bring together experts from industry, regulatory and academic arenas to discuss how best to...
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