2012 Regulatory Science Summit

Submitted by Jennifer on November 15, 2011
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Date : 
March 29 - March 30, 2012
Location: 
Bethesda, MD

Thursday, March 29 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
Friday, March 30 - 9:00am - 12:30pm

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Back by popular demand, the Council will hold its 2012 Regulatory Science Summit Thursday March 29 – Friday March 30 in Bethesda, MD. This exciting event has become a very important and much needed bridge between regulators and industry. We are pleased to announce the Key Note speaker this year will be Mary Lou Valdez, Associate Commissioner for International Programs and Director, Office of International Programs on “Challenges in a Global Environment”

Following the highly praised format, pairing Industry Experts and Regulators, the Summit will address 

  • Integrated Toxicology--Current Approached to Safety Assessment
    The rapid developments in in silico, in vitro and computational methods offer great promise and great challenges for the 21st century toxicologist.  Attend this session to understand how integrated assessment challenges the historical approach to safety assessment.
  • Combined Exposure -- Mixtures and Multiple Chemical Exposure
    The concept of complex exposure is finding increasing attention and  prominence in regulation. This session will outline the state of science and how that can impact cosmetic safety assessments.
  • Day two presentations on topics of most interest to the personal care products industry including science projects at FDA, work on traces and an update on the European recast.
Make arrangements now to take advantage of this information-packed 1 1/2 day program!

Presentation Highlights:

- Challenges in a Global Environment
- Traces in the ICCR Process
- CIR Formaldehyde/Methylene Glycol
- European Update
- FDA Current Science Projects
- Cosmetic GMPs
 
Expert Speakers

- Susan Felter, Principal Toxicologist Central Product Safety, Procter & Gamble
- Debra Street, Supervisory Biologist, FDA CFSAN
- Stanley Milstein, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Cosmetics and Colors, FDA
- Glenn Rice, US EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment
- Birgit Huber, Director, IKW-The German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association
- Patricia Hansen, Senior Advisor Science and Policy, Office of Cosmetics and Colors, FDA
- Ivan Boyer, Senior Toxicologist, Cosmetic Ingredient Review
- John Bailey, Independent Consultant for Cosmetics Science, Safety and Regulation
 
Register now for this exciting 1½ day program with US FDA and Industry experts examining how advancing science affects the regulated community!
 

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