PrecisionTox

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Great example of cross-sectional collaboration to address regulatory challenges! Scientists from academia, industry and regulatory agencies present their work on metabolomics data to improve the grouping read-across process for the safety assessment of chemicals.   Make sure to read up on the study of the MATCHING consortium and how it can be useful to advance chemical regulation and help reduce the numbers of animal tests in the process.

🔆 The PrecisionTox Summer Newsletter is released 🔆 We are excited to highlight the editorial written by our Stakeholder Advisory Group member Brian R. Berridge, who shared his insights on Biological Questions-Based Approaches, a framework for chemical safety assessment, based on key biological contributors to the likelihood that a chemical would be hazardous. In the editorial Brian details how PrecisionTox is a great example of a defined approach that addresses many of the fundamental “questions” represented in the BQBA framework. See the complete text in here https://lnkd.in/ew62AnFj In this edition of the newsletter you can also read up on the recent achievements of the PrecisionTox early-stage researchers, upcoming events such as the #ASPIS Open Symposium and recent events such as our Annual Consortium Meeting in Brussels and the consortium’s participation in the Multi-stakeholder Roundtable on the Commission roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments, organised by the Eurogroup for Animals. Thanks to the whole consortium and our stakeholders for a productive and insightful first half of 2024, we wish everyone a great summer break!

🔔 PrecisionTox Consortium: Advancing Chemical Safety Assessment 🔔 The PrecisionTox consortium recently convened in Brussels for the annual meeting. Our focus? Advancing safety assessment through Precision Toxicology by establishing a new, 3Rs-compliant, cost-effective testing paradigm for chemical safety assessment. Prof. John Colbourne, the coordinator of our project, summarized it perfectly: "Transitioning to precision toxicology is more than an animal welfare concern; it is a race to identify and remove harmful chemicals from the environment." Learn more about the PrecisionTox mission and its connection to EU regulations in this insightful EUreporter press article by Jeanne Laperrouze: https://lnkd.in/ec5_eFbB #PrecisionTox #ChemicalSafety #EUchemicalsafety #Toxicology

🔎 💼 Job opportunity 🗓 Application deadline extended to July 15th 2024 🗓 Our partners at the Centre for Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are looking to hire a talented post-doctoral researcher with a strong computational background to join the group to join their work on PrecisionTox. The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.    All applications must be addressed to Dr Roderic Guigo and be submitted online on the CRG Career site by 15th July 2024. More Information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eDYC3kht

Thanks to the multi-stakeholder panel Sylvain Bintein European Commission, Anna Lennquist ChemSec, Beate Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and Véronique POULSEN L'Oréal and the audience for discussing 'Addressing future environmental safety challenges - how can we do better?' at this years Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association conference #CEAC2024. After audience polling, we focussed on: > Animal-free methods with a focus on endocrine disruption > Persistence & biodegradation > Environmental safety of UV filters Great pleasure moderating this session with so many enriching view points. Thank you to Emma Trogen for initiating this session. International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety

🇪🇺 The PrecisionTox consortium gathered for the Annual Consortium Meeting in Brussels. 🇪🇺   During the two days we focused on our vision of advancing safety assessment through Precision Toxicology by establishing a new, 3Rs-compliant, cost-effective testing paradigm for chemical safety assessment.     Prof. John Colbourne, the coordinator of our project summarized that “transitioning to precision toxicology is more than an animal welfare concern; it is a race to identify and remove harmful chemicals from the environment.”  🌿   💡 Read here the press article in EUreporter, written by Jeanne Laperrouze, that highlights our projects mission and how it relates to the regulatory frameworks for chemicals in the European Union.    https://lnkd.in/ec5_eFbB     

🔎 💼 Job opportunity Our partners at the Centre for Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are looking to hire a talented post-doctoral researcher with a strong computational background to join the group to join their work on PrecisionTox. Check out the full job description here https://lnkd.in/eDYC3kht 📩 Application deadline is June 30, 2024

📣 If you are interested how to find European research funding, don't miss this webinar organised by the ASPIS Academy! ONTOX coordinator Mathieu Vinken will share his insights on how to polish your skills to write competitive research proposals.

Our second and final day at the Precisiontox Annual Consortium meeting was both productive and insightful! 💡 We had the pleasure of talking with our project coordinator, John Colbourne, who shared his perspectives on the key takeaways from our time in Brussels. 🏢 Thank you to everyone who participated and we look forward to our next Annual Consortium meeting! 🌟 #nextgenerationriskassessment #nams #precisiontoxicology