Venue
Brussels
This workshop offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, build networks, and explore the science-policy interface and how it can respond to today’s regulatory landscape.
Over the course of 1.5 days, the Cefic-LRI interactive workshop will showcase how science is evolving to meet the dual demands of chemical safety regulation and sustainability goals.
Leading researchers will present the latest progress from LRI-funded projects advancing chemical safety assessments in the areas of human health and environment.
Each session will feature presentations from researchers involved in current LRI-funded projects, followed by open Q&A segments to spark discussion among researchers, policymakers, and industry representatives.
The event will culminate in presentations and discussions on the One Health approach exploring how to bridge science with policy needs.
Programme:
Day 1: June 2, 2025
12:45 Registration Opens
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Welcome
- Opening by Dr. Daniel Witthaut, Executive Director Innovation, Cefic
14:30 LRI Project Presentations
- 14:30 B26 – DERM – Dermal Exposure, a Review of current knowledge on the uptake of Micro-and nano-plastics
- Emily Christopher, IOM
- 14:50 ECO55 – Assessing the Impact of Sample Collection on Microbial Population and Validity Criteria in the OECD 309 Surface Water Mineralisation Test
- Simon Gutierrez, Ricardo
- 15:10 ICC – Biodegradation test methods based on increased cell concentrations
- Amelie Ott, ICCS
15:25 Coffee Break
15:55 LRI Project Presentations
- 15:55 ECO64 – POLY-DEG-SOLve – Applicability and improvements of OECD (bio)degradation testing for water-soluble polymers
- Boris Meisterjahn, Fraunhofer IME
- 16:15 ECO54 – Developing a tiered modeling framework in support of risk assessment of chemical substances associated with mobility concerns
- Alessandro Sangion, ARC Research and Consulting
- 16:40 ECO58 – Comprehensive Additive Release and Bioaccessibility Model for Risk Assessment of Micro- and Nano- plastics in the Environment
- Lee Ferguson, Duke University
17:00 Close of Day 1
Day 2: June 3, 2025
9:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:30 Welcome and Day 1 recap
10:00 Presentation by DG RTD: EU-Funded Environment & Health Research
- Rita Araújo, Unit D2 Health Innovations and Ecosystems
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 LRI Project Presentations
- 11:00 ECO57 – μPLANET – Microplastic Long-Range Transport Assessment and Estimation Tools
- Todd Gouin, TG Environmental
- 11:20 ECO59 – FRAGMENT-MNP: Modelling fragmentation of micro- and nano-plastics in the environment
- Sam Harrison, UKCEH
- 11:40 ECO60 EMIFACT-MNP: EMIssion FACTors for Micro and NanoPlastics
- Sam Harrison, UKCEH
12:00 Lunch
13:00 LRI Project Presentations
- 13:00 ECO56 and ECO68 – UTOPIA: Development of a Multimedia Unit World Open-source Model for Microplastic
- Matt MacLeod and Prado Domercq, Stockholm University
- 13:25 ECO61 HERA-MP – Establishment of a Holistic Environmental Risk Assessment for MicroPlastics in the terrestrial environment using the study of environmentally relevant particles
- Karsten Schlich, Fraunhofer IME
13:45 Interactive Session on One Health: Chemical assessments at a crossroads: What does policy need from science to achieve One Health?
- Amelie Ott, International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS)
- Leonie Muller, Altertox
- Paul Thomas, KREATiS
15:20 Closing Remarks
15:30 Workshop Closing
Lunch will be provided and the first day will end with a networking event.
If you are interested to attend, please contact lri@cefic.be.