The UK PARC National Hub marked a key moment in its annual calendar with the UK PARC Science Day 2025, held over two days at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) site in Chilton, on the Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire. Bringing together UK PARC members and invited external partners...

A rapid response mechanism is a structured way for policymakers to request urgent, targeted evidence when an emerging chemical risk or policy question arises outside normal planning cycles. It helps ensure that scientific information can be mobilised quickly to support timely decisions. Within PARC, a Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) has...

Two recent scientific studies supported by PARC shed new light on how chemicals from our daily lives enter wastewater and what this means for environmental protection and public health. Using advanced high-resolution mass spectrometry and innovative data-analysis techniques, researchers mapped thousands of chemical signals in wastewater influent and effluents, uncovering...

The Fourth SYNnet Workshop on synergies with external initiatives, held on 19 November 2025, marked an important milestone in fostering collaborations between PARC and the ExpoHealthNet cluster. Delegates from five pioneering Horizon Europe projects – EXPOSIM, UPRISE, MARKOPOLO, ENVESOME, and EXPOSIGNALZ – joined PARC experts to identify opportunities for aligning...

A total of 29 participants from 12 countries (Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom) gathered at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, for the PARC in-person training course on Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) – Principles and Applications. Held from...

The Fourth PARC Stakeholder Forum meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium. The event took place in October and was productive and highly engaging, placing Stakeholder Forum members at the centre of discussions on PARC’s ongoing research projects, current engagement activities on PARCopedia, and progress on indicators that will be used...

This November, PARCopedia marks its second anniversary, a milestone that highlights two years of building connections, sharing expertise, and strengthening the chemical risk assessment community. Launched as part of the Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC), PARCopedia was created to bridge knowledge and connect everyone involved in...

The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) presented innovative risk assessment methodologies at the 6th Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 3 to 7 November 2025. The knowledge lab, entitled "How Partnerships and Research Infrastructures Enhance Implementation...

On 23-24 October 2025, PARC held its second online training course on in silico models and read-across using VEGAHUB, coordinated by the Istituto Mario Negri (IRFMN), Italy. This follow-up course attracted 42 participants from 21 countries across Europe and beyond, eager to build their practical skills. Unlike the first VEGAHUB...

PARC is organising a remote training course on TKPlate, EFSA’s open-access platform for toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic modelling that supports the integration of new approach methodologies (NAMs) into next-generation risk assessment (NGRA) of chemicals. Scientific coordination is provided by the platform developers Jean-Lou Dorne (EFSA) and Keyvin Darney (ANSES). What to...

The General Chemical State Laboratory (GCSL), part of the Independent Authority of Public Revenue (AADE) in Athens, Greece, hosted a one-day online training course on Metrological Traceability, Interlaboratory Comparisons, and Reference Materials in Chemical Measurements. Organised as part of the first PARC training plan, the event brought together 132 participants...

Iseult Lynch, professor and researcher at the University of Birmingham, has devoted her career to understanding the interactions between nanomaterials and biological systems. Initially focused on nanomaterials in medical devices, Lynch has expanded her research to explore their broader impact on human health, investigating how nanoparticles interact with proteins, cells...

Pascal Sanders, PARC coordinator, and Katya Manuella Permana, member of the PARC Coordination Team member, attended the inaugural Health Co-funded Partnership Day, held by the European Commission at the Albert Borschette Congress Center, Brussels. This event marked the first edition dedicated specifically to co-funded partnerships within the Horizon Europe Health...

A three-day in-person training course on Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) in Human Biomonitoring (HBM) brought together 29 participants from 16 European countries in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Organised under the 1st PARC training plan and hosted by the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), the course gathered professionals committed to advancing the...

Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson, professor and researcher at the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, has dedicated his work to understanding how diet and environmental contaminants intersect to affect human health. With a strong background in nutrition and toxicology, his research has increasingly focused...

The REACH 2025 Conference focused on both current and emerging aspects of European chemicals legislation, examining recent regulatory developments and their potential impact on companies and Member States. The event brought together a diverse group of speakers and participants from various sectors of industry, regulatory and enforcement bodies, academia, and...

PARCopedia is steadily expanding as a hub for knowledge sharing and collaboration in chemical risk assessment, now counting 1,260 registered users from across Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. With 62% of members affiliated with PARC and 38% joining independently, the platform has become a space that connects academia...

PARC is offering a specialised one-day online training course on metrological traceability, interlaboratory comparisons, and reference materials in chemical measurements. The course will take place on 17 October 2025, under the scientific coordination of the Genetal Chemical State Laboratory, Greece. What to expect: A comprehensive overview of metrological traceability and...

The Third PARC SYNnet Forum took place on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, back-to-back with the EUROTOX 2025 congress. The Forum brought together researchers, regulators, and stakeholders to exchange knowledge on advancing chemical safety assessment through new scientific approaches and collaborative networking. The two-hour...

PARC is organising a second remote training course on in silico models and read-across, this time focusing on hands-on interpretation and practical application using the VEGAHUB platform. The training will take place on 23-24 October 2025, with morning or afternoon sessions depending on participant numbers. The course is coordinated by...