About us
EuroToxis is a consulting center specialized in toxicology and providing a broad range of toxicological knowledge and services.
Eurotoxis is embedded in a network of certified toxicologists, ecotoxicologists and pharmacologists from the area of medicine, biology and chemistry. This interdisciplinary cooperation ensures a high-quality and multi-level analysis of your specific request.
Eurotoxis possesses detailed knowledge in the following sections of toxicology:
- toxicokinetics and metabolism
- inhalation toxicity
- local effects on skin, mucous membranes and eyes
- systemic effects on the different organ systems of the organism
- neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity
- allergology
- genotoxicity in somatic and germ cells
- carcinogenicity
- reproductive and developmental toxicity
- profound knowledge of the German as well as the European legislation for chemicals and the various approaches for the setting of occupational exposure limits
The know-how of the Eurotoxis team is based on many years of experience in risk assessment of chemical compounds at the workplace, in the consumer area and in the environment. This experience was gained by participation/collaboration in national and international programs for the evaluation of HPV chemicals of OECD, WHO, EU SCOEL, DFG MAK (German Research Foundation), and GDCh BUA (German Chemical Society). Among the evaluated categories of substances are organic chemicals like aliphatic and aromatic solvents, halogenated compounds, acrylates, phthalates, (heavy) metals und their inorganic and organic compounds.
Expertise
- Documentation and Peer Review in the framework of the OECD ICCA/HPV-Program for more than 5 years
- More than 10 years experience in the compilation of toxicological and occupational medical rationals for MAK values
- Consultation for the classification and labeling according to the EU-guideline 67/548/EEC and GHS
- Preparation of recommendations for testing or test plans
- Documentation of the physico-chemical and toxicological data of chemicals
- Evaluation, discussion and assessment of toxicological profiles of chemicals
- Over 10 years experience in preparation of BUA-Reports for the GDCh-Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals
- Preparation of documentations (pharmacology, toxicology and (pre-) clinical studies) for the authorization of veterinary drugs
- Preparation of advisory opinions and derivation of limit values for excipients and residual solvents in human drugs
- Assessment of the validity of the data according to Klimisch et al. 1997
