The 35^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC Europe) will be held in Vienna, Austria (11-15 May 2025), bringing together leading experts to advance environmental science and promote science-informed decision-making through collaboration and education. 

Several PARC partners will present research focused on a range of critical environmental issues, including: 

• "Temperature and salinity effects on the growth and toxin production of estuarine cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa" presented by Wenxin Liu (Ghent University, Belgium ↗)
• "Assessing the effects of phycotoxin mixtures on marine zooplankton, with insights from copepod responses at different life stages" presented by Wenxin Liu (Ghent University, Belgium ↗)
• "A comprehensive approach to studying saxitoxin effects in Daphnia magna" presented by Jana Asselman (Ghent University, Belgium ↗)
• "RE-MIX: A new PARC initiative exploring options to assess and regulate chemical mixtures" presented by Enken Hassold (German Environment Agency ↗) and Marion Junghans (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology ↗)
• "Effect-based screening of chemical pollutants found in suspended particulate matter of German rivers" presented by Erica Selin (Örebro University ↗, Sweden)
• "The PARC Safe and Sustainable by Design toolbox, an integrative tool for operationalizing SSbD (Safe and Sustainable by Design)" presented by Fotini Nikiforou (The Environmental Engineering Laboratory (ENVE Lab) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ↗, Greece)
• "Effects of Bisphenols to Amphibians and Fish: An Integrative Approach" presented by Marta Monteiro (Universidade de Aveiro ↗, Portugal)
• "Is it safer? Evaluating the toxicity of Bisphenol A Alternatives in Zebrafish Embryos" presented by Marta Monteiro (Universidade de Aveiro ↗, Portugal)
• "A 2024 Inventory of Test Methods Relevant to Thyroid Hormone System Disruption for Human Health and Environmental Regulatory Hazard Assessment" presented by Dries Knapen (University of Antwerp ↗, Belgium)
• "Using GUTS Models to Predict Margins-of-Safety to Effects of Measured Pesticide Mixtures" presented by Paula Scharlach (Osnabrück University ↗, Germany)
• "ProScale-E: Ecotoxicity potential assessment, from method development to application" presented by Rosella Telaretti Leggieri
• "A Tiered Next-Generation Risk Assessment Framework Integrating Toxicokinetics and NAM-Based Toxicodynamics: “Proof of Concept” Case Study using Pyrethroids" presented by Ana Fernandez-Agudo (Carlos III Health Institute ↗, Spain)
• "Assessing safety of BPA alternatives: Impacts on Thyroid hormone system (THS)- and developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) sensitive endpoints in zebrafish (Danio rerio)" presented by Pernille Ambus Kjær (University of Southern Denmark ↗)
• "Exploring the Molecular Basis of Transient versus Persistent Behavioral Alterations Using a Multi-Omics Approach in the Zebrafish Model" presented by Colette vom Berg (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology ↗)
• "Exploring endocrine effects of microcystins on mussels by the adverse outcome pathway approach" presented by Wenxin Liu (Ghent University, Belgium ↗)
• "New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Identifying Endocrine-Disruption Using the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans: The case of Bisphenol A Alternatives" presented by Sophie Limbeck (Federal Insitute of Hydrology ↗, Germany)
• "Advancing the Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides to better protect biodiversity under PARC" presented by Johan Axelman (The Swedish Chemicals Agency ↗)
• "Reduction of Complexity: Variance-based Sensitivity Analysis for FOCUS STEP 3" presented by Dimitrios Skodras (Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology ↗, Germany)
• "Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Bisphenol AP in the Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis" presented by Gaëtan Yannick Tucoo (University of Southern Denmark ↗)
• "New Approaches in the Evaluation of the Thyroid Disruptive Potential of BPA Analogues" presented by Monica Torres-Ruiz (Carlos III Health Institute ↗, Spain)
• "Combining Policy and Industry Perspectives for building a  Safe and Sustainable by Design Scoping Approach" presented by Vrishali Subramanian (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment ↗, Netherlands)
• "Effects of Bisphenol S (BPS) in the Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): Exploring the Links Between Biomarker and Life History Traits Responses" presented by Rémy Beaudouin (French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks ↗)

Special sessions were also organised in cooperation with PARC:

• Biodiversity and Chemical Hazard/Risk Assessment: Regulatory Frameworks, Integrative Approaches and Research for a Sustainable Future

This session, co-chaired by Romana Hornek-Gausterer,  Anna-Maija Nyman and Gabriele Treu, will explore:

- How current chemical Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) methodologies address biodiversity 

- Knowledge gaps hindering effective ERA & biodiversity management 

- Cutting-edge solutions like New Approach Methodologies #NAMs & Next Generation Risk Assessment #NGRA 

- Integrative approaches that combine #toxicology, #ecology, and #socio-economic factors

• Next-Gen Environmental Science: Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable Future

This session will be co-chaired by Maria Tannous, Micha Wehrli, Markus Schmitz and Shaleen Glasgow. 

From PARC Junior Community, we will have three speakers:

- Maria Tannous (ANSES) that will give an introduction about PARC Junior Community

- Florian Geffroy (INERIS) with his talk on “Tissue-specific responses to a binary mixture of bisphenol A substitutes in zebrafish embryos: a focus on two estrogenic and metabolic bioassays”

- Ana Fernandez-Agudo (ISCII) with her talk on “Integrated Risk Assessment for Pyrethroids: A “Proof of Concept” approach for toxicokinetics’ supported NAMbased toxicodynamics”

Additionally, training courses will be available upon registration, offering attendees the opportunity to deepen their expertise in environmental toxicology. We look forward to welcoming you to this key event in Vienna! 

For more information, visit SETAC Europe 2025 Meeting ↗.