Endocrine Active Substances (EASs) in hormone-targeted tissues
International Symposium
December 17th 2012, Rome, Italy
The CAAT-IPAM-ISS symposium on “Alternative in vitro methods to characterize the role of Endocrine Active Substances (EASs) in hormone-targeted tissues” focused on the use of human cell cultures in the field of endocrine disruption with the main goal to promote the assessment and validation of alternative methods to the animal experimentation in agreement with the requirements of directive 2010/63/EU and REACH policy and to support different fields of investigation such as toxicology, environmental sciences and biomedical research.
The CAAT-IPAM-ISS symposium was open to scientists from academia, regulatory bodies and stakeholders; participation of young scientist, PhD and undergraduate students were favored by the lack of a registration fee.
Speakers included representatives from:
• Academia
• Chemical Companies
• CRO
Presentations were followed by a discussion to address questions of the audience.