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18 Jan. 2018
Cefic-LRI Innovative Science Award 2018
“Improved alignment of the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) concept in toxicology with the needs of risk assessment” is the topic of the Cefic-LRI Innovative Science Award 2018, a €100.000 prize to support promising new research in the field of mammalian […]
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22 Nov. 2017
Making sense of omics – award winning projects and a thematic session at the 19th Annual LRI Workshop
The 19th Annual Workshop of Cefic’s Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) programme took place in Brussels on 15 and 16 November with the overall theme of “Making Sense of Omics”. The event kicked off on the evening of 15 November with […]
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16 Nov. 2017
Cutting-edge research on chemical cocktails and child neurodevelopment wins Cefic’s 2017 Innovative Science Award
Dr. Spyros Karakitsios from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the winner of Cefic’s Long-range Research Initiative Award (LRI), the prize for early career life scientists in Europe. The award-winning research proposal from Dr Karakitsios receives Euro 100 000 for […]
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21 Sep. 2017
CEFIC launches an upgraded chemical safety prediction software AMBIT 2
Building on the success of the AMBIT open source software, developed by Cefic’s Long Range Research Initiative (LRI) in order to support industry with chemical safety compliance and innovation, Cefic reveals a new generation AMBIT2 with a workshop for companies […]
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18 Sep. 2017
19th Annual Cefic-LRI Workshop: “Making Sense of Omics”
The 19th Annual Cefic-LRI Workshop will take place in Brussels from 15-16 November 2017. “Making Sense of Omics” is the theme of this event organised by the Long-Range Research Initiative Programme (LRI) of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). The event starts on the […]
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28 Aug. 2017
Towards the Establishment of a Weight of Evidence Approach to Prioritising Action in Relation to Endocrine Disruption
In the context of the public debate on endocrine disruption, you can find here an existing LRI document entitled: “Towards the Establishment of a Weight of Evidence Approach to Prioritising Action in Relation to Endocrine Disruption”.
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25 Jul. 2017
CEFIC-LRI organizes training on AMBIT2
Since its relaunch in May 2016, Cefic’s Long Range Research Initiative (LRI) AMBIT software tool has been accessed in 58 different countries across the world. The team behind this tool is now getting ready to launch AMBIT2. A training organized […]
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16 Jun. 2017
Cefic-LRI Invitation for Grant Applications 2017
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: Bioaccumulation potential determination (ECO41) Fate-ecotoxicity testing and risk assessment (ECO42) Sediment toxicity testing refinement […]
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23 Mar. 2017
2017 ICCA-LRI & JRC Workshop: “Fit-For-Purpose Exposure Assessments for Risk-Based Decision Making”
On June 21-22, 2017, the International Council of Chemical Associations’ Long-Range Research Initiative (ICCA-LRI) is organizing its 12th workshop in collaboration with the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Como, Italy to explore the question: “Fit-For-Purpose Exposure Assessments for […]
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23 Jan. 2017
LRI Innovative Science Award 2017
The LRI Award, an initiative of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), in conjunction with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – Europe (SETAC Europe), the Association of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX) and the International Society of Exposure Sciences (ISES), is […]
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