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Programme of the Fourth European Workshop Of National Platforms On Alternative Methods Development - Pipeline: Suffivient Projects in face of EU Chemical White Paper and cosmetics legislation
Sheraton Airport Hotel, Brussels, November 29-30, 2003

Day 1, Saturday, 29 Nov. 2003
Moderator: Prof. Vera Rogiers, ecopa Working Group, B

09:30

Opening address:
Mr. Abraao Carvalho, DG Enterprise, Head of Unit F3

09:45

Basic Research and Development Work on Alternative Methods: We are falling short of News!
Dr. Bernward Garthoff, Treasurer ecopa, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, D

10:15

Running European Pre- and Validation-Studies, Pipeline and Future Impact
Prof. Thomas Hartung, ECVAM, DG JRC, I

10:45

Coffee break

10:15

Running European Pre- and Validation-Studies, Pipeline and Future Impact
Prof. Thomas Hartung, ECVAM, DG JRC, I

11:20

Other Alternatives in the Making on a worldwide Basis, Summary of the OECD
Dr. Hermann Koëter, former Princ. Administrator, Environment Directorate, OECD, presently: Dep. Exec. Dir./ Dir. Of Science, EFSA, Brussels, B

11:50

Does the Set-Up of the EU 6th Framework Program help to address the need for new approaches?
Dr. Beatrice Lucaroni, Sci. Off., DG, RTD, B/EU

12:20

Lunch break

Moderator: Prof. Walter Pfaller, ecopa working Group, Univ. Innsbruck, A

13:30

Session: Project Approaches in the 6th FP (presentations 15 min incl. max. 5 min. discussions)

·	ecopa-initiated projects resp. projects with ecopa-participation (Prof. José Castell, Vice president ecopa, Valencia,E)
·	Predictomics (Prof. José Castell, E)
·	CONAM (Prof. Vera Rogiers, B)
·	Reprotect (Introduction) (Prof. Thoms Hartung, I & Dr. Rita Convindt, B
·	SensaCellTox (Dr. David Cowell, UK)
·	Edit (Dr. Cecilia Clemedson, S)

14:45

Coffee Break

Moderator: Prof. Horst Spielmann, ecopa Working Group, ZEBET, Berlin, D

15:15

Session: “blue horizon”: Other Novel Research Approaches to Alternative Test Development (6 proposals of 15 min. each)

·	Genotoxicity testing in vitro. The future for oxidative hair dyes. (Prof. Nicola Loprieno, Pisa, I)
·	Cosmetic Industry (Dr. Odile de Silva, Paris,F)
·	IVTIP & National Platforms (Dr. Joan-Albert Vericat, Madrid, E)
·	Academia (Prof. Peter Maier, Münsingen, CH)
·	Current status of industrial (pre)validation initiatives for in vitro skin and eye irritation testing using 3D human epidermal and corneal tissue models: (Dr. Bart De Wever, Nice, F
·	Alternative Non-Animal Testing and Risk Assessment: CSTEE Joint Working Group on Alternative Non-Animal Testing (Prof. Erik Dybing, Oslo, N)

16:45

Coffee Break

Moderator: Dr. Tom Feijtel, Procter&Gamble, London , UK

17:15

Round Table: “Funding vs. Politics” - Are we on the right track to “REACH the station” of Cosmetics Guideline and EU Chemical Policy without animal testing?

·	Foundations: - Industry Found.: Dr. Julia Fentem, Unilever, Shambrook, UK - Doerenkamp-Zbinden-Stiftung: Prof. Kay Brune, Erlangen, D
·	Platform Investments: - Dr. Anna-Laura Stammati, IPAM, Rome, I
·	Lobby Groups: - Animal Welfare: Dr. Roman Kolar, EUROGROUP for Animal Welfare, B/D - Industries: - Cosmetics: Dr. Odile de Silva, L’Oreal, Paris, F - Pharma CHemicals: Dr. Martin Kayser, ecopa Working Group D - DGs: Prof. Thomas Hartung, ECVAM, JRC, Ispra, I/EU - ecopa: - Mrs. Karen Gabrielson, ecopa Working Group, S - Dr. Arthur van Iersel, ecopa Working Group, NL

18:15

End of Day 1

19:00

Cocktail and Dinner

Day 2 , Sunday, 30 Nov. 2003

Moderator: Prof. Peter Maier, ecopa Working Group, CH