Integration of developments in exposure science and toxicity testing is essential for advancing knowledge-based decision making about the safety of chemicals. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the International Council of Chemical Associations’ Long-Range Research Initiative (ICCA-LRI) hosted a workshop that considered the application of these integrated approaches to the design, evaluation, and health risk management of chemicals. Also, this workshop provided a venue to evaluate how communication between scientists and decision makers, and with stakeholders, including the public, could be improved to yield better chemical management policies.

Workshop Themes

• Exposure Science. Relevant research activities for addressing gaps in exposure science required to meet both immediate needs for rapid prioritization as well as longer term objectives for chemical evaluation and risk management were considered.
• Innovative Approaches to Generating, Integrating, and Interpreting Hazard Data. New experimental cell systems and computational analytical and integrative methods for predictive toxicology and utilization to support chemical assessment were examined.
• Communicating Scientific Information. A framework for a research agenda to determine how the scientific information exchange between decision makers, scientists, and the public can better meet the needs of society was developed.

This workshop was held 16-17 June 2010 at the Grand Hotel Bristol in Stresa, Italy.

A poster session highlighted relevant research. 

There was no fee to register for this workshop.