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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 separate sections.  The 20+ contributors are listed below and at the end of the final section, with our thanks to them.

 


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. 

 

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The five ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan can now be viewed in full below.  The presentations address key aspects of QSAR models and their regulatory use. 
Videos include:  PowerPoint slides + speaker + event images + Q&A session.
 

How to improve the safe use, explanation and acceptance of QSAR models for REACH?
Emilio Benfenati   (18 mins)

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A brief video report of the ORCHESTRA booth and presentations at SETAC Europe 2011, and of what is now available online.

 
Links mentioned in the video...

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. 

 

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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.   

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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. 

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Future directions  (4 mins)  &  List of contributors

 

Comments from all stakeholders on future directions.

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Part of the ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan which can be viewed in full here.
The presentations address key aspects of QSAR models and their regulatory use.
Videos include:  PowerPoint slides + speaker + event images + Q&A session.
 

The development of new tools towards a better exploitation of non-testing methods for regulatory purposes.
Alessandra Roncaglioni, Manganaro, A., Gonella Diaza, R., Lombardo, A., Petoumenou, M., Benfenati, E.    (27 mins)

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Part of the ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan which can be viewed in full here.
The presentations address key aspects of QSAR models and their regulatory use.
Videos include:  PowerPoint slides + speaker + event images + Q&A session.

How can the cautious policy of acceptance 'case-by-case' become a mechanism of progress towards the rigorous, successful and extensive use of QSARs within REACH?
Simon Pardoe, Emilio Benfenati, Giuseppina Gini, Claire Mays.   (25 mins)

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Part of the ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan which can be viewed in full here.
The presentations address key aspects of QSAR models and their regulatory use.
Videos include:  PowerPoint slides + speaker + event images + Q&A session.

Survey on Stakeholder Perceptions of Benefits and Barriers to the Use of In Silico Methods: Reflections on Regulatory Aspects.
Claire Mays, Emilio Benfenati, Simon Pardoe, Ralf Knauf.  (13 mins)

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Part of the ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan which can be viewed in full here.
The presentations address key aspects of QSAR models and their regulatory use.
Videos include:  PowerPoint slides + speaker + event images + Q&A session.

New QSAR models for regulatory purposes
Giuseppina Gini   (27 mins)

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Part of the ORCHESTRA platform presentations at the SETAC Europe 2011 conference in Milan which can be viewed in full here.
The presentations address key aspects of QSAR models and their regulatory use.
Videos include:  PowerPoint slides + speaker + event images + Q&A session.

How to improve the safe use, explanation and acceptance of QSAR models for REACH?
Emilio Benfenati   (18 mins)

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An interview with Professor Wim de Coen, Head of Evaluation 1 at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on 30 June 2010.  
 
With special thanks to Wim de Coen.
 
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