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The documentary 'QSARs in REACH?' is based on interviews with regulators, industry and QSAR developers, and addresses some of the key issues and priorities in the further use of QSARs within REACH. 

The documentary was first shown at the ORCHESTRA booth at the 2011 SETAC Europe conference in Milan.   Here it can be viewed online in 4 short...

7 reasons to use in-silico methods

1. Cost and feasibility

The REACH legislation requires industry to evaluate the toxicity not just of new chemicals, but also of the tens of thousands of existing chemical substances that are currently in use but have never been subject to regulatory testing.  ...

 

Questionnaire imageThe short questionnaire is our invitation to policy makers, industry managers, educators, political leaders, NGOs, investors, citizens and all others who are not...

In silico methods newsletter issue 1 - June 2010

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The use of "in silico methods"

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1. Technical survey for those involved in toxicology

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The leaflet is intended as a concise and accessible explanation of in silico methods, and the issues around them, for people who want to know about them, and/or what to understand what the ORCHESTRA project is about.

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This page lists various documents published by Orchestra. Please visit also the structured Documents page to find out more

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Any model, such as animal models (also called in vivo) or cellular models (in vitro models), is a system which applies to a specific situation, and simplifies a complex system, which cannot be used experimentally for investigation. For instance, in case of toxicity studies, the target is human health, and for environmental studies the target may be a certain ecosystem. In...

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