Online-Konferenz: Read-Across – Recent developments and regulatory implications

New in 2026: International Akademie Fresenius Regulatory Toxicology Conference focussing on Read-Across

With increasing demands for reliable, scientifically robust alternative methods, read-across has become an essential tool for regulatory toxicology and chemical risk assessment in various industries – but practical implementation remains challenging. The conference will bring together top-tier experts, regulators, and industry practitioners to share the latest guidance, practical workflows, and best practice examples for read-across approaches.

This conference is designed for professionals working in toxicology, human risk assessment, registration and regulatory affairs, R&D, product stewardship & responsible care and human & consumer safety across the chemical, biocide, agrochemical, cosmetic, food and feed industries, research institutes, regulatory authorities, testing laboratories and professional associations.

Highlights:

Regulatory framework and developments

• EFSA: Guidance on the use of read-across for chemical safety assessment in food and feed
• ECHA: Activities related to grouping and read-across
• U.S. EPA: Development and application of objective read-across approaches

Tools and harmonised workflows

• OECD Toolbox Workflow and Read-Across Guideline
• OECD Guidance on Residue Definition: Final read-across and major rat metabolites
• NAMs and metabolites in read-across
• AI, big data and read-across

Advanced methods and case studies

• Metabolic similarity and surrogate testing
• A Match Molecular Pairs (MMP) approach for analogue selection in read-across supported with similarities of attributes important for toxicity
• In Silico protocols for read-across
• Formats and best practice examples for QAF (QSAR Assessment Framework) and RAAF (Read-Across Assessment Framework)

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

• Toxicology
• Registration
• Human risk assessment
• Research & development
• Product stewardship & responsible care
• Human/Consumer safety