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QSAR Toolbox: Guidance on filling data gaps for genotoxicity and carcinogenicity

03-Feb-2011

A guidance document for using the OECD QSAR Toolbox to fill data gaps for genotoxicity and is now available. The QSAR Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals. This new document specifically provides guidance on how to use the Toolbox to group chemicals to fill data gaps for genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of chemicals.

Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms: OECD Consensus Documents - Volumes 3 and 4

01-Dec-2010

The Volumes 3 and 4 on "Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms: OECD Consensus Documents" are now available. They compile documents issued between 2006 and 2010. These books should be of value to applicants for commercial uses of transgenic organisms (crops, trees, microorganisms), to regulators and risk assessors in national authorities, as well as the wider scientific community.

QSAR Toolbox version 2.0 now available for free download

02-Nov-2010

(Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships or (Q)SARs are methods for estimating properties of a chemical from its molecular structure. The QSAR Toolbox is a software intended to be used by governments, the chemical industry and other stakeholders to apply (Q)SARs to fill data gaps needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals. The new version contains many improved tools and databases, especially for the prediction of hazards to human health, and has a more user-friendly interface. The release is part of a collaboration between OECD and the European Chemicals Agency.

 

eChemPortal new participant - U.S. EPA Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource (ACToR)

11-Aug-2010

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource (ACToR) has been added as a participant in eChemPortal. ACTor makes links available to more than 400 sources of publicly available data on environmental chemicals. Data includes chemical structure, physico-chemical values, in vitro assay data and in vivo toxicology data. The database contains both tabular, quantitative data as well as links to text reports at other sites.

Dix Lignes directrices nouvelles ou mises à jour ont été adoptées!

10-Aug-2010

Dix Lignes directrices nouvelles ou mises à jour ont été adoptées!

Dix Lignes directrices nouvelles ou mises à jour ont été adoptées!

10-Aug-2010

Dix Lignes directrices nouvelles ou mises à jour ont été adoptées!

New and updated Test Guidelines

03-Aug-2010

Ten new or updated Test Guidelines have been adopted by Council on 22 July 2010.

Biotechnology Update No.20

07-Jul-2010

Biotechnology Update No.20   

 

The new issue of the Newsletter prepared by the OECD Internal Co-ordination Group for Biotechnology (ICGB) is now available. It provides up-to-date information on OECD activities related to biotechnology. It is mainly intended for delegates to OECD meetings already familiar with certain aspects of the work, but is expected to be also informative for the wider biotech community.

OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit

02-Jun-2010

The first version of the OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit is now available. This Toolkit describes the work flow of environmental risk assessment and management with links to relevant OECD products that can be used in each step of the work flow. This Toolkit provides support for capacity building to relevant stakeholders by improving the access and use of various tools and guidance on risk assessment and management of chemicals developed under the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Programme.

(Q)SAR Application Toolbox: Public Discussion Forum on the Internet

28-May-2010

An internet-based public discussion forum for users of the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is now available. The (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals. On this discussion forum, users of the Toolbox can exchange experience with using the software (tips and tricks), seek guidance, exchange databases, exchange user defined profilers and QSARs, and make suggestions for improvements.




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