13th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences

SERS scientists will be attending and presenting many aspects of collaborative research:

1^st September 2025

9.30-11.00 – Session #61 – Co-chairs: Bruno Campos & Marissa Kosnik, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology - Opportunities for Data-Driven Enhancement Across Human and Environmental Safety Assessment

9.30-11.00 – Session #84 – Co-chairs: Gavin Maxwell & Kristie Sullivan, Institute for In Vitro Sciences – Transitioning to Animal-Free Chemical Safety Assessment

11.30-13.00 - Session #135 -Presentation: Predrag Kukic - Advancing the Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Systemic Toxicity Assessment of cosmetic ingredients: an example with UV filters

16.30-17.30 – Early Investigators flash presentation session – Co-chairs: Gavin Maxwell & Maren Schenke, Bielefeld University

Flash presentation: Renato Ivan de Ávila - A non-animal toolbox informed by pulmonary toxicity adverse outcome pathways (AOPs): a next-generation risk assessment (NGRA) approach for human inhalation safety

2^nd September 2025

8.30-9.30 – Keynote – Presentation: Gavin Maxwell - Paradigm Shift in Progress: Witnessing the Worldwide Adoption of Animal-Free Safety Science

9.30-11.00 – Session #79 – Presentation: Renato Ivan de Ávila - Incorporating expert knowledge in the Skin Allergy Risk Assessment (SARA) Model: an integrated approach to testing and assessment (IATA) demonstrated in case studies

11.30-13.00 – Session #9 – Presentation: Predrag Kukic: Introduction on Crucial Role of Exposure Assessment in NGRA for Humans and Environment

14.30-16.00 – Session #92 – Presentation: Predrag Kukic: Practical Application of a Next Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) approach for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity (DART)

16.30-17.30 – Early career session – Panellist: Gavin Maxwell

17.30-19.30 - ICCS Satellite Event – Panellist: Carolina Tagtachian

3^rd September 2025

11.30-13.00 – Session #40 – Presentation: Bruno Campos - Integrating Human and Environmental Mechanistic Data to Support Safety Decisions: Identifying Synergies and Potential Challenges

11.30-13.00, 3^rd Sept – Session #87 – Co-chairs: Gavin Maxwell & Christian Desaintes, DG RTD, European Commission – EPAA: 20 years of progress

Presentation: Gavin Maxwell - The European Partnership on Alternatives Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA): 20 years of 3Rs progress

Presentation: Bruno Campos - EPAA Environmental Safety Assessment (ESA) project – Moving towards alternatives to animal testing for ESA

14.30-16.00 – Session #81 – Co-chairs: Renato Ivan de Ávila & Luciene Bottentuit Lopez Balottin, INMETRO/Premasul - Breaking Down Silos to Achieve One Health - Integrating Environment into Education and Training Initiatives in Latin America and Beyond

4^th September 2025

9.30-11.00 – Session #107 – Co-chairs: Bruno Campos &José Tarazona, National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII)- Accelerating Science to Policy Transfer of Animal Alternatives for human and Environmental safety assessment: lessons learned and ways forward

Unilever Poster Presentations:

Poster #29 - “Bioactivity: exposure ratios derived from a systemic NAM-toolbox distinguish between low and high-risk chemical-exposure scenarios”, Predrag Kukic

Poster #121 - “A non-animal toolbox informed by pulmonary toxicity adverse outcome pathways (AOPs): a next-generation risk assessment (NGRA) approach for human inhalation safety”, Renato Ivan de Ávila

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