2025 Annual Report
Annual Report
January 2026 news from the Sec Gen
News

January 2026 news from the Sec Gen

Dear colleagues and friends, As we begin a new year, I would like to thank you for your continued engagement and trust in ECETOC. 2026 promises to be an exciting and dynamic year, and I am pleased...
ECETOC launches Secondee Programme
News

ECETOC launches Secondee Programme

Looking for an extra challenge? A next step to help develop your career? Consider applying for our Secondee Programme! ECETOC is looking for early-career scientists currently working at a member co...
HSSD Tool

HSSD Tool

This software was developed by a consortium of partners to facilitate the uptake of novel approaches to estimate aquatic threshold concentrations (e.g. the concentration at which 5% of the species are exposed above their EC50, HC5).
The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

heatdb is a public directory of exposure data sources as well as available tools for exposure
NanoApp

NanoApp

ECETOC’s NanoApp is a tool designed to define the boundaries of sets of similar nanoforms and to generate a justification for the REACH registration.
Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

The Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) estimates exposures to workers, consumers and the environment that arise during a series of events.
Chronic fish case studies towards an IATA

Chronic fish case studies towards an IATA

Why? Hazard and safety assessments for the pelagic compartment often rely on in vivo studies using a single fish species, raising ethical concerns and uncertainty in terms of extrapolation....
Estimating the environmental release of Synthetic Polymeric Microparticles from Products

Estimating the environmental release of Synthetic Polymeric Microparticles from Products

Why? REACH restriction: SPM use restricted; emissions reporting required by May 2027. Gap: No analytical methods available to measure SPM emissions. Solution: Draft SPERC-based approac...
Case Studies on Reliability and Relevance Considerations during Validation of NAMs

Case Studies on Reliability and Relevance Considerations during Validation of NAMs

Why? Validation of NAMs is often overlooked despite its importance for regulatory use. Traditional validation methods are less suitable for NAMs, which focus on key events rather than apical...
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Events

Fourth International Conference on Alternatives for Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing (DNT)

When 12 – 14 May 2014 Where The Inn At Penn A Hilton Hotel, Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States (map) Description Developmental neurotoxicity from chemical exposures is a growing...

SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting

When 11 – 15 May 2014 Where Basel, Switzerland (map) Description 3rd party event: Event Website...

3rd party event: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund, Germany: The ETEAM Conference – Challenges and Perspectives of Tier 1 Exposure Assessment

When 25 – 26 Mar 2014 Where Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) Haus I, Lecture Hall (Hörsaal) Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25 D-44149 Dortmund, Germany (map) Description Gen...

3rd party event: 2014 (US) Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

When Sun, March 23, 2014, 12am – Fri, March 28, 2014, 12am Where Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, USA (map) Description Event Webpage    ...

Estimating toxicity thresholds for aquatic ecological communities from sensitivity distributions

Environmental Sciences Manager Malyka Galay Burgos Administrative Assistant Christine Yannakas 11-13 February 2014, Amsterdam, NL ECETOC workshop addresses aquatic toxicity using species sensitivity d...

Workshop: Estimating toxicity thresholds for aquatic ecological communities from sensitivity distributions

When 11 – 13 Feb 2014 Where Amsterdam, NL (map)  Description  By Invitation Only The workshop will discuss and report current thinking on when and how species sensitivity distributions, SSDs,...

2014 Science scoping meeting on human health & human exposure in risk assessment

05-06 February 2014, Brussels, Belgium Event: ECETOC Meeting: Validate and agree science programmes for ECETOC and CEFIC LRI in areas of Human Health and Human Exposure in Risk Assessment. This is the...

Task Force: Sufficiency of aquatic hazard information for environmental risk assessment – fourth meeting

When Monday, 3 Feb 2014 Where ECETOC, Ave. E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 2, 1160 Brussels (map) Description Task Force Members Only Task Force Webpage...

Task Force: Human Exposure Data in Risk Assessment of Chemicals – first meeting

When Thursday, 30 Jan 2014 Where ECETOC meeting room, Ave. E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 2, 1160 Brussels (map) Description Task Force Webpage...

2014 Environment Progress Review

Brussels, Belgium Scientific Secretary to the workshop: Malyka Galay-Burgos Administrative Assistant: Sonia Pulinckx Introduction The aim of the annual scoping meetings is to: Inform ECETOC m...

ECETOC Environmental Progree Review

When 29 – 30 Jan 2014 Where Cefic meeting rooms Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse, bldg 4 1160 - Brussels (Auderghem) Belgium (map) Description By Invitation Only The aim of the annual scoping meeting...

Symposium on Applications of proteomics & metabolomics in (eco)toxicological and biomedical research

Applications of proteomics & metabolomics in (eco)toxicological and biomedical research Organised by ECETOC & EEMS, sponsored by CEFIC-LRI For more information, visit the ICEM web site: ht...

Tiered approaches to assess complex mixtures

Tiered approaches to assess complex mixtures Session organised by ECETOC For more information, visit the EUROTOX web site: http://www.eurotox2013.com...

New developments in ‘omics“ for use in risk assessment

New developments in "omics" for use in risk assessment Session jointly organised by ECETOC and ECPA For more information, visit the EUROTOX web site: http://www.eurotox2013.com...

EUROTOX 2013

When 1 – 4 Sep 2013 Where Interlaken, Switzerland (map)...

14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment

When 25 – 28 Jun 2013 Where Barcelona, Spain (map) Description ICCE 2013, Barcelona http://www.icce2013.org/</a  ...
2013 Annual General Meeting and Annual Technical Meeting

2013 Annual General Meeting and Annual Technical Meeting

Keep up to date with the latest news on the AGM & ATM: 2013 Annual General Meeting & 2013 Annual Technical Meeting 13 June 2013 Venue: Martin‘s Central Park Hotel 80 boulevard Cha...

Expert panel to better understand endocrine disrupter low doses effects

Reproductive health / Risk, hazard and precaution Environmental Sciences Manager Malyka Galay Burgos Administrative Assistant Sonia Pulinckx 22-23 April 2013, Barcelona (Spain) Background In th...

ECETOC Task Force on Poorly Soluble Particle / Lung Overload meeting

When Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 Where ECETOC Offices, Brussels, Belgium (map) Description  Meeting for task force members only The majority of data on respiratory effects of inhaled poorly soluble p...

Omics and Risk Assessment Science

Omics and Risk Assessment Science 25-26 February 2013, Malaga (Spain) Background Two previous ECETOC workshops on "The Application of “Omics Technologies in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: Ca...

Workshop on ‘Omics in (Eco)toxicology: Case Studies and Risk Assessment

When 25 – 26 Feb 2013 Where Malaga, Spain (map) Description The aim of the workshop is to review the progress made on the application of ‘omics technologies to chemical safety and assess the...

Mode of Action: Recent developments, regulatory application and future work

Mode of Action: Recent developments, regulatory application and future work 21-22 February 2013, Vienna, Austria Organised in conjunction with the International Programme on Chemical Safety Bac...

2013 Environment Progress Review

Introduction The aim of the annual scoping meetings is to: Inform ECETOC member company scientists of progress in current and recently completed LRI projects, ECETOC task forces and workshops....

Joint BelTox-INVITROM congress: Reproductive Toxicology: from In Vitro to Human

When Monday, 3 Dec 2012 Where Hotel ter Elst, Edegem, Belgium (map) Description Hotel ter Elst, Edegem, Belgium. Joint BelTox-INVITROM congress: Reproductive Toxicology: from In Vitro to Human...