ecopa 2011 conference & general assembly
[page_title] 10-11 November 2011 | Madrid, Spain Agenda for 10 November – Board Meeting & General Assembly 8:00 Board Meeting 10:30 Coffee Break & Welcome to NCP Representatives 11:00 General Assembly (Board Members & NCP Representatives) 13:30 Lunch 15:00 Elections 17:30 Meeting of New Board Presentations of NCPs at the General Assembly dacopa 10-11-11 dutch […]
EPAA annual conference 2011
[page_title] 9 November 2011 Brussels, Belgium Read more
Call for the Expression of Interest in the ECVAM Stakeholder Forum (ESTAF)
[page_title] Deadline: 15 January 2011. Why is ECVAM setting up a stakeholder forum? ECVAM’s relation with its stakeholder is reciprocal: ECVAM-validated methods help stakeholders comply with regulatory requirements as laid down in EU legislation, provide them with mechanism-based and robust methods to improve their R&D and address the societal concerns regarding animal testing. Equally ECVAM’s […]
Sens-it-iv End Congress: Toolbox and Scientific Spin-offs
[page_title] 24-25 November 2011 Brussels, Belgium Read more
2010 Alternative Testing Strategies Progress Report Released
[page_title] The EU-sponsored coordination project AXLR8 announces the availability of the publication Alternative Testing Strategies: Progress Report 2010. The 2010 progress report includes: An introduction to the AXLR8 project An update on the activities and achievements of 3Rs-oriented research funded under the Health theme of the European Union’s 6th and 7th Research Framework Programmes during […]
CAAT-EU / ecopa Workshop: Implementation of the New Directive 2010/63/EU on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
[page_title] 31 January – 2 February 2011 Berlin, Germany Programme (78 kb)
IPAM-ecopa Workshop: Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century and Alternative Methods
[page_title] 26-27 November 2010 Milan, Italy Programme (75 KB) Proceedings (coming soon)
European Commission Announces Transatlantic Partnership with US EPA
[page_title] On 6 October, the European Commission announced the establishment of a transatlantic partnership between the Joint Research Centre and the US Environmental Protection Agency to exchange research materials and results useful for the development of integrated methods for predicting chemical toxicity.
October 2010 updates from carcinoGENOMICS, ESNATS and Sens-it-iv
[page_title] ecopa is dissemination partner in the EU 6th and 7th Framework Programme projects carcinoGENOMICS, ESNATS and Sens-it-iv. Brief updates from these projects are provided below, and comprehensive 2010 progress reports are available at AXLR8.eu. The carcinoGENOMICS project board met in Copenhagen, Denmark on 9-10 September to identify next steps to be completed leading up […]
EPAA Workshop Calls for Changes to Acute Toxicity Testing Requirements
[page_title] On 16 September, the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) convened a cross-sector workshop in Brussels to examine the findings of its task force regarding opportunities for application of the 3Rs in the area of acute systemic toxicity testing. Workshop participants included chemical and pesticide regulators from across EU member states […]