Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit – Advancing Safety & Sustainability Assessments of Advanced Materials

Advanced materials bring new challenges for safety and sustainability assessment. To address these, the EU Horizon Europe projects ACCORDs, iCARE, MACRAMÉ, and nanoPASS are hosting a Joint Summit to address the needs of industry and regulators in assessing the safety and sustainability of advanced materials.

The event will feature discussions, latest method developments, and direct engagement with regulators, scientists, and industry professionals. Key sessions will focus on regulatory challenges, scientific developments, and pathways towards advancing test methods for regulatory testing.

This summit is designed for those working at the intersection of materials innovation and regulatory compliance. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in panel discussions, breakout groups, and a poster session to help shape the future of test methods for advanced materials.

Agenda Highlights

📅 19 June 2025 – 9:00 – 20:00 CEST

• Opening & Scene-Setting
• Safety Testing Challenges – Stakeholder perspectives on key challenges & panel discussion
• Advancing Regulatory Testing
  • Characterisation of advanced materials (in test systems and complex matrices)
  • Human health models to predict the safety of advanced materials
  • Ecotoxicity, release, fate and environmental testing of advanced materials
• Poster Session & Networking

📅 20 June 2025 – 9:00 – 15:30 CEST

• Challenges and solutions in testing industrial relevant samples along the material lifecycle
• Recommendations for developing Regulatory Test Methods – Breakout groups and panel discussion
• Way forward – Key takeaways and next steps

Who Should Attend?

This summit is designed for:

• Regulators integrating new methods into regulatory frameworks
• OECD representatives exploring future Test Guidelines
• Scientists developing methods for safety and sustainability assessments
• Industry professionals, CROs, and SMEs targeting regulatory compliance
• Standardisation bodies defining new testing standards

This summit offers a unique opportunity to engage with peers and decision-makers on the evolving regulatory landscape. Join us to help shape the future of regulatory test methods for advanced materials.