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Posted: September 13, 2011 QSAR booth at SETAC Europe 2011 - a brief visual report

A brief video report of our QSAR booth and platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan.

Visual Report of the QSAR booth

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Posted: September 13, 2011 QSAR presentations at SETAC Europe 2011 - full videos

The ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan can now be viewed in full here.  

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Posted: July 12, 2011 PhD course: Use of QSAR models

logo phd coursePractical use of the CAESAR models for legislative purposes.
Copenhagen (DK), August 23rd, 2011

Learn more here: http://www.receto.dk/Nyheder/2011/PhD_course_QSAR%20models.aspx

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Posted: May 24, 2011 Report of our online technical stakeholder survey

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The report of our online stakeholder survey is available here. Learn about benefits and barriers to QSARs use according to specialists, regulators and industry.

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Posted: May 5, 2011 Interview with Wim De Coen

Watch the interview with Professor Wim de Coen,  Head of Evaluation 1 at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

 

With special thanks to Wim de Coen.

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QSARs in REACH? - Uses, issues and priorities

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 separate sections.  (See technical advice on viewing below.)  The list of 20 contributors who are interviewed, and our thanks to them and others, are in the final video section.

 

Introduction (1 min)  &  Regulatory perspectives  (8 mins)

 

Interviews with regulators, including ECHA and national regulators on how they see the role and potential of QSAR models within REACH. 

 

 

What makes a good QSAR model?  (9 mins)

Interviews with QSAR developers on the value and limits of QSAR models, to offer an understanding of the core issues of what makes a good QSAR model, the importance of using models appropriately, and how to review or question the outputs.   

 

Industry perspectives.  (8 mins)

 

Interviews with industry representatives on the ways in which they are currently using QSAR models, and their current concerns and priorities for enabling wider use within REACH. 

 

Future directions  (4 mins)  &  List of contributors

 

Comments from all stakeholders on future directions.


 

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