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28 Jun. 2022
Cefic-LRI launches new research project calls on Microplastics
Cefic-LRI funds research to address the health and environmental impact of chemicals, based on the need of the chemical industry to understand the long-term effects of its products and processes. Cefic-LRI is now accepting grant applications for research on the emission factors […]
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22 Dec. 2021
What is the future of chemicals safety?
Chemicals are part of the solution for a sustainable and circular future. But what is the future of the science behind chemicals safety? What will the requirements be for risk assessment and risk management to support climate neutrality, green and […]
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5 Oct. 2021
Registration is now open: 22nd Annual Cefic-LRI Workshop
Registration is now open for the 22nd Annual Cefic-LRI Workshop, which will take place on 08-09 November 2021. This year, you can choose whether to join us face-to-face at Le Plaza Hotel, in Brussels, or connect with us online. The workshop will showcase […]
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28 May. 2021
Bioaccumulation Assessment Tool (BAT) Version 2.0 Now Available
Understanding chemical behavior and its potential to bioaccumulate within the environment is a fundamental aspect of chemical hazard and risk assessment. To facilitate the systematic and transparent integration of information in a consistent framework to inform bioaccumulation assessment decision-making, Cefic-LRI […]
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20 Oct. 2020
Cefic-LRI updates its “Integrated Risk Management Measure Library” tool
Part of the Cefic’s Long Range Research Initiative (LRI) toolbox, the ECEL 3.0 – Integrated Risk Management Measure Library tool has been updated. It is an online and open-source library containing occupational and environmental Risk Management Measures (RMM) that provides information on […]
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23 Jul. 2020
Cefic-LRI project maximizes the power of in vitro assays
Cefic-LRI is investing in research on in vitro toxicity tests to respond to the intensification of REACH testing requirements and the promotion of alternative approaches to animal testing. In vitro toxicity tests can play a pivotal role in investigating consequences […]
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15 Jun. 2020
Cefic-LRI launches its 2020 call for proposals in chemical risk assessment and toxicity
The Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) programme of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) is now accepting grant applications to carry out research in the following areas: LRI AIMT11: Expansion of A Regulatory Accepted In Vitro Testing Battery for Developmental Neurotoxicity […]
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18 May. 2020
Cefic-LRI updates online toolbox for chemical risk assessment
Cefic’s Long Range Research Initiative (LRI) has updated some of its quality-assured databases and key prediction tools for risk assessment and toxicity testing of chemicals. Freely available and mainly intended for European and national regulatory agencies, industry and academia, the […]
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24 Mar. 2020
Funding opportunities for research proposals on Microplastics
The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) is offering funding opportunities for research projects on two specific topics: “Microplastic sediment core feasibility study” and “Microplastic biomonitoring in fish: Assessing the feasibility and conducting a pilot field study”. Deadline to send […]
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3 Feb. 2020
ICCA-LRI workshop 2019: Final report and highlights now available
The final report and highlights of the 2019 ICCA-LRI Workshop are now available and published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. Read here the highlights of the ICCA-LRI Workshop: “21st Century Approaches for Evaluating Exposures, Biological Activity, and Risks of Complex […]
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