Name: Helmholtz Stakeholder Workshop on the REACH Revision: (How) Can Chemical Pollution, Competitiveness, and New Approach Methodologies Be Aligned?
Start: 2025-04-10T09:45:00+02:00
End: 2025-04-10T14:00:00+02:00
Location: European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi), Rue du Trône 98, Brussels

Helmholtz Stakeholder Workshop on the REACH Revision: (How) Can Chemical Pollution, Competitiveness, and New Approach Methodologies Be Aligned?

Thursday 10 April 2025 - 09:45

Monday 7 April 2025
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Thursday 10 April 2025

09:45 Arrival and Registration
Arrival and Registration
09:45 - 10:00

10:00 Opening Remarks & Round of Introduction
Opening Remarks & Round of Introduction
10:00 - 10:20
by Dr. Andreas Krell (Helmholtz Brussels) and Henry Hempel (UFZ)

10:20 Impulse Lectures
Impulse Lectures
10:20 - 10:50
- The ModHaz Project So Far (Dr. Pia-J. Schweizer, Systemic Risks, RIFS/GFZ) - NAMs and CTE/PTE (Prof. Beate I. Escher, Cell Toxicology, UFZ) - Stakeholder Narratives on EU Chemicals Policy: Findings, Current Debates, and Future Research (Henry Hempel, Environmental Politics, UFZ)

10:50 World Café
World Café
10:50 - 12:00
1) Priorities and Trade-offs of the REACH Revision - Guiding questions: What are your key priorities in European chemical regulations? What might be practical compromises, and what are your fundamental red lines in the REACH revision process? - Hosts: Prof. Dr. Ana C. Zenclussen (Environmental Immunology, UFZ) and Prof. Dr. Ralf Ebinghaus (Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Hereon) - Location: Small KoWi Conference Room, 8th floor 2) NAMs and the CTE/PTE concept (in the REACH Revision and Beyond) - Guiding questions: How could New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), such as the CTE/PTE concept, be integrated into CLP and/or REACH? Which end points or processes (e.g. microbiome) should be considered in the future? - Hosts: Prof. Dr. Beate I. Escher (Cell Toxicology, UFZ) and Prof. Dr. Michael Schloter (Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich) - Location: KoWi Conference Room (stay) 3) The Actors of EU Chemical Policy - Guiding questions: How do you see your own role—and the roles of other stakeholders—in shaping the REACH revision? Who has gained or lost influence in EU chemicals policy since you became engaged in these debates? - Hosts: Prof. Dr. Sina Leipold (Environmental Politics, UFZ) and Dr. Pia-J. Schweizer (Systemic Risks, RIFS/GFZ) - Location: Helmholtz Conference Room, 6th floor

12:00 Report from Breakout Sessions & Plenary Discussion
Report from Breakout Sessions & Plenary Discussion
12:00 - 12:20
by the World Café Hosts

12:20 Summary & Closing Remarks
Summary & Closing Remarks
12:20 - 12:30
by Prof. Dr. Sina Leipold (Environmental Politics, UFZ)

12:30 Discussions and Networking over Joint Lunch
Discussions and Networking over Joint Lunch
12:30 - 14:00

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