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29 October 2021

Open letter: Selection of a new Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) provides an opportunity for the EU to lead in the field of chemicals management and implementation of innovative science

Troy Seidle 1, Helena Kandarova 2, Thomas Hartung 3, Marcel Leist 3, Winfried Neuhaus 4, Horst Spielmann 4, Costanza Rovida 5

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  • 1Humane Society International/Europe, Brussels, Belgium.
  • 2European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV), Houten, The Netherlands.
  • 3Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Europe (CAAT-Europe), University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
  • 4European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EUSAAT), Luftenberg/Donau, Austria.
  • 5ecopa, Vosselaar, Belgium.

ALTEX – Alternatives to animal experimentation. doi: 10.14573/altex.2110271, PMID: 34706053, DOI: 10.14573/altex.2110271

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