{"id":13955,"date":"2026-02-26T22:44:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/?p=13955"},"modified":"2026-02-26T23:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:05:22","slug":"the-final-aspis-open-symposium-from-innovation-to-regulatory-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/the-final-aspis-open-symposium-from-innovation-to-regulatory-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final ASPIS Open Symposium: From Innovation to Regulatory Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Final ASPIS Open Symposium will take place on 2\u20133 July 2026 in Maastricht, the Netherlands, as a satellite event of the ESTIV 2026 Congress. This closing edition marks the culmination of five years of collaboration across the ASPIS cluster and shifts the focus firmly toward impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing together scientists, regulators, industry representatives and policy stakeholders, the Symposium will concentrate on one central question: how can the scientific advances achieved by ASPIS translate into lasting change in chemical safety assessment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the past five years, the three Horizon 2020 projects \u2014 ONTOX<\/a>, PrecisionTox<\/a>, and RISK-HUNT3R<\/a> \u2014 have developed innovative, animal-free approaches that combine advanced biological methods, computational tools, and AI-enabled systems. With the projects concluding in 2026, the emphasis now turns to regulatory uptake, long-term accessibility of tools and data, and sustained collaboration beyond EU funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Final Symposium is both a celebration and a responsibility. Our priority is to ensure that ASPIS results move beyond research and become embedded in regulatory practice, supporting ethical and human-relevant chemical safety assessment,\u201d says Prof. Mathieu Vinken, ASPIS Cluster Coordinator (2024\u20132026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Sessions Framing the Transition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The programme will focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n