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Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems

The Future of Chemical Safety

Event

Date: Friday 23 May 2025

Time: 12.30 – 17.00

Where: Stockholm University, De Geer hall in the Geological sciences building Y, floor 2. Map

Hosted by Oskar Karlsson, SU 
Funded by Marcus Wallenberg Foundation 

This Satellite event fosters dialogue on the future of chemical safety, emphasizing advances in toxicology and science-policy integration in risk assessment. It bridges scientific research, regulation, public health, and environmental protection. This event will feature talks and a roundtable discussion, highlight the recently released Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future, and explore the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in promoting safer chemicals and sustainability.

 

Program
13:00–13:15 Opening Remarks
13:15–14:15 Speaker Sessions (Speaker 1-3, 20 min each)
14:15–14:45 Coffee Break & poster session
14:45–15:45 Speaker Sessions (Speaker 4-6, 20 min each)
15:45–16:00 Short Break
16:00–17:00 Panel Discussion "Bridging Science and Policy: Challenges and 
Opportunities in Chemical Safety"
 
17:00 Closing Remarks, poster presentations

 

 

Confirmed Speakers

Beate Escher, Professor at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Thomas Hartung, Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA 
Marlene Ågerstrand, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Sweden
Sharon McGuinness, Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Finland
Serenella Sala, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), Directorate for Sustainable Resources, Italy 

 

Moderator 

Christina Rudén, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Sweden 

Last updated: March 24, 2025

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