Day 1: New approach methodologies workshop, 31 May - 1 June

As part of its commitment to support the transition to an animal free regulatory system, ECHA is organising a workshop to discuss critical needs to enable faster progress.

The workshop will be an opportunity to bring key players together and develop a common understanding of what new approach methodologies, can achieve in the short and long term.

Bookmarks
Welcome and opening - Sharon McGuinness, ECHA
34:45

Introductory words - Tilly Metz, MEP - Video
39:57

Introductory words - Kristin Schreiber, European Commission (DG GROW) - Video
46:33

System for regulating industrial chemicals in the EU: current status, anticipated changes, and long-term vision - Cristina de Avila, European Commission (DG ENV)
54:20

ECHA perspective including recent findings from Art 117.3 - Ofelia Bercaru, ECHA
1:10:44

International perspective - Patience Browne, OECD
1:30:55

Industry perspective - Chantal Smulders, CEFIC
2:18:09

Animal welfare NGO perspective - Julia Baines, PETA
2:28:04

Environmental NGO perspective - Natacha Cingotti, HEAL
2:40:52

Panel discussion
2:52:28

Current EU requirements for the assessment of chemicals - challenges in current regulatory endpoints and opportunities for new approach methodologies: ECVAM perspective - Elisabet Berggren, JRC
5:05:40

Current REACH revision including changes in SIRs and Annex XI: status, implications - Katrin Schutte, European Commission (DG ENV)
5:22:00

Critical regulatory needs with proposals for short and mid-term solutions to increase the use of new approach methodologies under the current system - Tomasz Sobanski, ECHA
5:40:52

Evolving Validation to better address regulatory use - João Barroso, JRC
5:58:08

Panel discussion
6:20:07

Repeat Dose Toxicity - Mounir Bouhifd, ECHA
7:35:25

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity - Professor Aldert Piersma, RIVM
7:53:38

Carcinogenicity - Harm Heusinkveld, RIVM
8:16:13

Endocrine Disruption - Pim Leonards, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
8:32:26

Chronic Fish - Professor Kristin Schirmer, EAWAG
8:46:43

Q&A (Moderator: Tiago Pedrosa, ECHA)
9:02:53

Moving past measuring adversity in an intact organism - Rusty Thomas, US EPA
9:27:19

Watch Day 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHQys35Re0I

More about the event:
https://echa.europa.eu/-/new-approach-methodologies-workshop-towards-an-animal-free-regulatory-system-for-industrial-chemicals

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