Highlights

QSAR – focus on genotoxicity – practical examples/experiences

• EFSA on the use of in silico tools in the regulatory risk assessment –  examples
• QSAR for the evaluation of genotoxicity of pesticide impurities and residues - an industry perspective
• Recent experiences and challenges of providing QSAR services – view from consultancy (pesticides and general)
• Current application of in silico tools for genotoxicity assessment

Read-across – focus on general toxicity

• View from a regulator in the US and the research they are undertaking in the read-across area
• EFSA on challenges and opportunities for read-across in food safety assessment
• Grouping of substances and read-across approaches under REACH – a regulator’s perspective
• Advancing the implementation of QSAR and read-across approaches in regulatory assessment of pesticide metabolite and impurities
• Grouping and read-across for the assessment of pesticide metabolites

Who will benefit from this conference?

Managing directors, boards of directors, managers, consultants and scientists in the fields of 

• Toxicology 
• Registration 
• Marketing & distribution 
• Human exposure & risk assessment 
• Research & development
• Product stewardship & responsible care 
• Human / consumer safety – crop protection

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry 
• Research institutes 
• Authorities 
• Professional associations 
• Contract laboratories