ASPIS Open Symposium 2024

The ASPIS Open Symposium is an annual meeting of the members of the ASPIS cluster formed by the three Horizon 2020 consortia: ONTOXPrecisionTox, and RISK-HUNT3R, and the wider scientific community focusing on advancing the safety assessment of chemicals without the use of animal testing. The fourth annual ASPIS OS took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 11-12 September 2024.

The meeting was entirely in-person.

Agenda

The symposium presented the latest work of the ASPIS cluster formed by the three Horizon 2020 consortia: ONTOXPrecisionTox, and RISK-HUNT3R, focusing on the implementation of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for chemical risk assessment.

Day 1 – Wednesday 11 September (Tivoli Congress Centre)

  • Opened to cluster members and external guests participating in the 58th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX).

Day 2 – Thursday 12 September (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Invitation-only for internal focus.
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Poster Submission

During an evening session on Day 1, all ASPIS cluster members had the opportunity to present their research through posters. This session stimulated discussions on pertinent scientific questions within PrecisionTox, ONTOX, and RISK-HUNT3R, fostering collaboration among partners.

Poster submissions focused on either:

  1. Research at PrecisionTox, ONTOX, or RISK-HUNT3R partner institutions directly contributing to ASPIS.
  2. Collaborative ASPIS Working Groups’ research.
ASPIS Academy

Following the poster session on Wednesday, 11th September, members of the ASPIS Academy organised a networking sightseeing tour of Copenhagen.

Information for Attendees

More information on the event location and how to get to the meeting venues can be found in the attendee infopack below.

Information for Attendees

Date:

11-12 September 2024

Location:

Tivoli Congress Centre (Day 1)
Technical University of Denmark (Day 2)
Copenhagen
Denmark

Speakers:

John Colbourne

  • University of Birmingham (PrecisionTox Coordinator)

Mathieu Vinken

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (ONTOX Coordinator)

Bob van de Water

  • Leiden University (RISK-HUNT3R Coordinator)

Mirjam Luijten

  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RISK-HUNT3R)

Philip Marx-Stoelting

  • German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment BfR

Iseult Lynch

  • University of Birmingham (PARC Management Board)

Jonathan Freedman

  • WormTox (PrecisionTox)

Barry Hardy

  • Edelweiss Connect (PrecisionTox)

Florian Caiment

  • Maastricht University (ONTOX)

Pu Xia

  • University of Birmingham (PrecisionTox)

Barira Islam

  • Certara (RISK-HUNT3R)

Helena Kandarova

  • Slovak Academy of Sciences (ONTOX)

Anna-Melina Steinbach

  • German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment BfR (RISK-HUNT3R)

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