An Integrated European 'Flagship' Programme Driving Mechanism-based Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessment for the 21st Century

Knowledge Source Identification
Knowledge source name An Integrated European 'Flagship' Programme Driving Mechanism-based Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessment for the 21st Century
Abbreviated name EU-ToxRisk
Owner/Developer European Commission
Abbreviated owner EC
Country Netherlands
URL http://www.eu-toxrisk.eu/
Contact Bob van de Water
Contact email eu-toxrisk@eurtd.com
Description In a large (30 Million €) H2020-supported collaborative project, academia joins forces with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large industry, contract research organisations (CROs) and regulatory bodies to achieve a paradigm shift in toxicology towards a more efficient and animal-free chemical safety assessment.
Knowledge Source Category
Category Research Program/Project/Grant
Sub categories EU Program
Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing
Dissemination channel Face-to-face, Website
Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis) Scientists, Regulators, Industry
Knowledge Characterization
3Rs relevance Replacement
Purpose Toxicological and safety evaluation, Education and training, Documentation and information, Regulatory testing, Validation, Method development
Legislative framework REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Technology/Tools Alternative test methods (in vitro), Non-testing methods (in silico), Omics, Integrated approaches to testing and assessment (IATA), High throughput screening, High content screening