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7 Oct. 2019
Just published: ‘Applying non-animal strategies for assessing skin sensitisation’ report
‘Applying non-animal strategies for assessing skin sensitisation’ report from EPAA, Cefic LRI and IFRA Europe cross sector workshop is now available online, containing full bibliographic details. The workshop took place on 7-8 February 2019, in Helsinki, Finland, and was hosted […]
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16 Sep. 2019
21st Annual LRI Workshop and Innovative Science Award Ceremony
The 21st Annual Cefic-LRI Workshop & Innovative Science Award Ceremony will be held on 20-21 November 2019, at the Steigenberger Wiltcher’s Hotel, in Brussels, Belgium. Join us to hear all about the latest developments from LRI-funded breakthrough research in chemical […]
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14 Jun. 2019
Cefic-LRI grant applications: deadline 01 September 2019
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-B22: Human Exposure Assessment Framework for Complex Substances LRI-B23: Optimizing the benefit of REACH […]
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28 May. 2019
Cefic-LRI Toolbox: Online Solutions to Chemical Risk Assessment
Cefic’s Long Range Research Initiative (LRI) has developed numerous quality-assured databases and key prediction tools. As part of LRI’s 20 years anniversary, this online toolbox has been revamped. The toolbox provides European and national regulatory agencies, industry and academia with […]
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27 May. 2019
Joint efforts of the industry to progress research on microplastics to be presented at SETAC in Helsinki
There are still many knowledge gaps around the scientific understanding of the impacts of microplastics on aquatic and terrestrial populations and ecosystems. ICCA, Cefic-LRI and ECETOC work together to improve knowledge and data quality on these topics. Their common initiatives […]
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18 Apr. 2019
EPAA launches ‘Refinement Prize 2019’ and ‘3Rs Student Grants’
The European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) has launched calls for submissions for its ‘Refinement Prize 2019’ and ‘3Rs Student Grants’.
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27 Mar. 2019
Cefic-LRI grants 600K€ to European universities for microplastic research
With increasing public and regulatory concern regarding microplastics in the environment, research is becoming more prevalent. Currently, there is limited knowledge of the fate and transport of microplastics, which limits the ability to perform environmental risk assessments for these substances. […]
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13 Feb. 2019
Applying non-animal strategies for assessing skin sensitization
EPAA, Cefic-LRI and IFRA Europe convened relevant industry and EU Members State regulatory agencies to discuss the progress made in applying non-animal testing strategies for assessing skin sensitisation, at training workshop hosted by ECHA, in Helsinki, on February 7th and […]
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23 Jan. 2019
Call for Cefic-LRI Innovative Science Award 2019 is now open!
BRUSSELS, 23 January 2019- European-based early career scientists can now apply for the 2019 Innovative Science Award, a €100.000 prize to support promising new research in the field of environmental toxicology. This year’s call focuses on chemical substances that bind to […]
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14 Dec. 2018
20th Annual Cefic-LRI Workshop: “20 years of LRI Advancing Risk Assessment”
The 20th Annual Workshop of Cefic’s Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) programme (#LRI20) took place in Brussels on 14 and 15 November 2018 with the overall theme of celebrating ‘20 years of LRI Advancing Risk Assessment’. The event kicked off on […]
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