On 31 May, the ‘New approach methodologies workshop: Towards an animal free regulatory system for industrial chemicals’ took place at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki. During this workshop, the EPAA launched its designathon for human systemic toxicity.
Submissions on the use of NAM-based solutions - to inform the development of a potential future classification system for human systemic toxicity - can be sent to the EPAA. Please see further details about the designathon and look out for orientation webinars explaining more about the project in July 2023. The challenge is to propose prototype NAM-based solutions for discussion at a workshop in early 2024.
The EPAA would like to encourage as many different teams as possible to participate and bring their creative scientific ideas to this important topic.
Information webinar - recording
An information webinar was organised on 13 July 2023. You watch the recording below and also read answers to all the questions asked during the webinar.
How to join
Those of you that did not register by the deadline 1 August 2023 can still participate, but you need to provide your solution by the end of the year.
Please let us know if you join for this pilot phase by emailing JRC-EPAA-DESIGNATHON@ec.europa.eu. You can download the REFERENCE LIST OF CHEMICALS and reporting template here.
In case you have unanswered questions, please share them in the EPAA NAM Designathon LinkedIn group, or write to JRC-EPAA-DESIGNATHON@ec.europa.eu
Submit your NAMs-based solution prior to 31 December 2023 by email to JRC-EPAA-DESIGNATHON@ec.europa.eu