The five ENKORE Cluster projects participated at the Second Workshop on Synergies with External Initiatives, organized online by European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) on 27 November 2024. This workshop aimed to foster collaboration between PARC and key initiatives from the ENKORE and Green Deal clusters, enhancing synergies to advance chemical risk assessment and policy.
During the session, Dr. Josep Mª del Bas, Scientific Coordinator of Eurecat’s Biotechnology Area, presented the HYPIEND project. The talk highlighted HYPIEND research to understand how endocrine disruptors affect sensitive populations, and the project’s commitment to bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and public health and consumer safety.
HYPIEND is part of the ENKORE cluster which focuses on the health impacts of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and aims to address scientific uncertainties to facilitate effective science-to-policy translation. During the webinar, key researchers from the other projects presented their work: Jaana Rysã on the NEMESIS project, Tuulia Hyötylaïnen on the EDC-MASLD project, Ana Zenclussen on the ENDOMIX project, and Terje Svingen on the MERLON project.
Additionally, the PARC webinar included presentations from the Green Deal cluster, which centers on the EU’s Chemical Strategy for Sustainability. Projects PROMISCES, LIFESAVER, SCENARIOS, PANORAMIX, and ZeroPM were presented during the session.
PARC brings together 200 partners from 29 European countries aiming to develop next-generation chemical risk assessments to protect human health and the environment. This collaborative initiative strengthens the scientific foundation for chemical risk evaluation and supports the EU’s transition to next-generation, evidence-based risk assessment methodologies. The workshop provided a platform for PARC work package and task co-leaders to connect with representatives of the projects, exchange insights on scientific research, align objectives, and explore areas for collaboration while minimizing overlapping efforts.
