How to identify Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

In-depth knowledge about your ED assessment strategy, from data gathering and EATS endpoints to Mode of Action Analysis (MoA). Become the next expert on EDs!

31.03. — 01.04.2025
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Overview

This training will enable you to find your way through the process of an endocrine disruptor assessment according to the EU criteria and ECHA/EFSA guidance. If your work includes the assessment of biocidal and crop protection active substances and products, then this workshop will provide you with profound details and a very advanced knowledge about your ED assessment. If your focus are industrial chemicals, the training will provide you with an outlook on expected changes for EDs.

Learning Objectives

  • Gain comprehensive background information and in-depth insights into the EU Endocrine Disruptor criteria
  • Learn how to carry out the required endocrine disruptor assessment and to revise your assessment strategy
  • Understand how to follow a stepwise approach to comply with the main requirements of the ECHA/EFSA Guidance

Who should attend this training?

Professionals working in the fields of:

  • Risk assessment
  • Regulatory Management
  • Toxicology/Ecotoxicology
  • Assessment of biocidal and crop protection active substances and products

Sectors taking part:

  • Chemical industry
  • Agrochemical industry
  • Biocides industry
  • Professional associations

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Programme

PLEASE NOTE: The indicated times refer to Central European Time CEST.

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Monday, 31 March 2025 | 09:00 – 13:00
Welcome and introduction
Introduction on endocrine disruptors
  • Regulatory background, history, criteria and Guidance
Stepwise approach
  • Overview on the main requirements of the Guidance
First steps
  • Gathering and assembly of data – targeted literature search, data bases, QSAR profiling and reporting of data
Investigation of ED properties with a focus on EATS endpoints
  • Specific toxicological study types
  • Specific ecotoxicological study types


Tuesday, 1 April 2025 | 09:00 – 13:00
Assembly of the lines of evidence, evaluation of completeness of data
Weight of evidence evaluation
  • Bringing together an overall argumentation, including live demonstration
Mode of Action Analysis – assessing the biologically plausible link between adverse effects and endocrine activity
Regulatory consequences for applicants and overall implications on dossier preparation
  • Derogations human health/environment
  • ED assessment for co-formulants in biocidal products
  • Overview on further ED-relevant developments in the EU (e.g. CLP, REACH, …)
End of the training

Speakers

Name

Company

Duft

Martina Duft

knoell, Germany

Martina Duft is Senior Expert Regulatory Ecotoxicology at knoell Germany and coordinator of the knoell ED expert team. As Leader Ecotoxicology (Endocrine Disruptors, Biocides and Crop Protection), she is key contact for the topic endocrine disruptors. She studied biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich and is holding a PhD in ecotoxicology from the JW Goethe University Frankfurt. After several years in ED related research, she has worked for about 20 years in various regulatory sectors with a focus on ecotoxicology, endocrine disruptors and regulatory affairs.

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Estelle Pihl

knoell, France

Estelle Pihl is a toxicologist Engineer (MSc) who graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France and has been working in the field of toxicology and biocidal products for over 15 years. Estelle has worked for various international groups, including 5 years in Denmark, where she carried out safety assessments of biocidal products, cosmetics and chemical substances under the REACH Regulation. Before joining Knoell France in 2017, Estelle worked in a veterinary laboratory on registration dossiers for pest control products. Since 2017, Estelle has been a Toxicology and Regulatory Affairs Manager for biocides. She prepares registration dossiers for biocides at European level and at national level for France. Her technical expertise includes human health hazard, exposure and risk assessment of biocidal active substances and products under the BPR Regulation. In particular, she carries out assessments of the potential endocrine disrupting effect of biocidal active substances and co-formulants. In 2023, she became also a Regulatory Science Manager – endocrine disruptor solutions, where she is involved in all aspects of the assessment of potential endocrine disrupting properties of active substances (under PPPR, BPR and REACH) and non-actives (for biocides).

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Venue

Online Training
This training is going to be held online.
You can reach us directly at:
Phone : +49 231 75896-50
Email: info@akademie-fresenius.de
www.akademie-fresenius.de

Prices & Services

Participation Fee: € 895.00 plus VAT.

The registration fee includes the following benefits:

  • Participation in the Online Event
  • Certificate of participation
  • Training documentation (available after the training via download from our website)

Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 695.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.

Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.

Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
You can cancel your participation in our online events free of charge and without giving reasons in writing up to 1 week before the start of the event. In the case of later cancellations and non-login to the online event, no participation fees can be refunded.
In this case, however, you will receive access to the documentation after the event.
You can name a substitute participant free of charge at any time.

Anne Möller

Your Contact

Anne Möller
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-84
amoeller@akademie-fresenius.de

Anne Möller

Your Contact

Anne Möller
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-84
amoeller@akademie-fresenius.de

Anne Möller

Your Contact

Anne Möller
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-84
amoeller@akademie-fresenius.de

Monika Stratmann

Your Contact

Monika Stratmann
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-48
mstratmann@akademie-fresenius.de

Monika Stratmann

Your Contact

Monika Stratmann
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-48
mstratmann@akademie-fresenius.de

Display / Supplement

Present your Company at the Event.

You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.

We would be pleased to assist you personally:

Monika Stratmann

Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de

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Katharina Geraridis

Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de