Assessment of safety and risk from chemical substances and their impact on human health and the environment.
Objectives:
1. Develop and apply in vitro methods based on molecular and cellular mechanisms of toxicity and biotransformation of xenobiotics, especially within the field of neurotoxicity and pre- and postnatal developmental toxicity;
2. Develop and apply methods of biomonitoring of biomarkers of exposure and effect on public health;
3. Risk assessment using existing data in collaboration with competent authorities and businesses in processes of evaluation and authorization of substances within European regulations.