9th BioDetectors Conference on 14-15th April 2016 in Lausanne, Switzerland The use of in vitro bioassays as a biodetection tool is expanding rapidly in many fields, including toxicology, ecotoxicology, occupational health, pharmaceutical and medical device technology, for both research and quality assurance purposes. Bioassays (also called biotests, biological tests, effect-based biotests) are defined as methods which use living cells, tissues or organisms to assess exposure-related effects of chemicals. The number and types of bioassay applications are currently exploding. This approach presents an appropriate alternative to animal testing in various applicability domains. The two days meeting will cover biodetection tools development/application on food, occupational health and environmental topics as well as further thinking about the contribution of biodetection to risk assessment. This conference will also be the opportunity to gather actual and future users of the approach in order to share experience and solutions to your needs in the field during our science café and posters session. This would be the occasion for laboratory technicians, students, scientists, lab suppliers, CRO’s and method developers to sit together and empower the field with ideas. For those who wants the practice flavor, a visit to a laboratory equipped for biodetection methods is in the agenda. The registration deadline is 15th of March and we’re looking much forward to meet you all in Lausanne!

1. Location
Conference : Auditorium Auguste Tissot
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
21 rue du Bugnon, Lausanne
How to get there: metro line 2 (M2): CHUV station
Registration and Participation fee
For registration and further info please contact either:
info@bds.nl or lucie.dubugnon@laboicc.ch
Registration fee per person: 250.oo € professionals and 150€ for
students and post-docs.
IBAN (BDS): NL11ABNA0584382197
Including 2 days conferences and social event on Thursday evening
Venue
By train: Lausanne train station
By plane: Geneva International Airport
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You are invited to attend and actively participate
(Presentation or Poster) to the 9th BioDetectors
Conference 2016. The meeting will bring together
scientists involved in the development and application
of in vitro effect-based bioanalysis technologies.
Lausanne
Switzerland
14-15 April 2016
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Place de l’Europe 6
CH -1003 Lausanne
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CH -1003 Lausanne

2. Thursday 14 April
General Introduction Session
0945-1000 Welcome by organizer committee Lausanne
1000-1030 State-of-the-art Biodetectors
(B. Brouwer, BDS)
1030-1045 Coffee Break and Poster Session
1045-1115 In vitro toxicology tools (Open for call)
1115-1230 Open for call
1230-1330 Lunch and Poster Session
Application of Bioassays in food safety context
1330-1350 Multidisciplinary approach for food packaging safety
(M. Marin-Kuan, Nestlé Research Center)
1350-1410 Endocrine active substances in toys (J Kirchnawy, OFI)
1410-1430 CALUX & Toxicity Profiling (B van der Burg, BDS)
1430-1500 Coffee Break and Poster Session
1500-1520 Food Safety & Bio-Screening (D Meloni, IZS Torino)
1520-1540 HPTLC coupled to (bio) assays (G Morlock, Uni Giessen)
Application of Bioassays in occupational health
1540-1600 Human Biomonitoring (V. Perret, ToxPro)
1600-1620 Remediation Worker Monitoring (L. Dubugnon, ICC)
1620-1640 Open for call
1640-1650 Wrap-up
1700-1800 Aperitif / Lab demo Lausanne
1930-……. Gala dinner with all participants
Organizing committee:
Maricel Marin-Kuan - Nestle Research Center- Switzerland
Benoît Schilter -Nestle Research Center- Switzerland
Vincent Perret - TOXpro Occupational & Industrial toxicology services- Switzerland
Lucie Dubugnon- Cheminal Clinical Institut- Switzerland
Peter Behnisch- BioDetections System-Netherlands
For any question please refer to :
lucie.dubugnon@laboicc.ch - Phone +41 21 311 31 31
Program
Contribution of biodetection for safety assessment
0900-0915 Introduction (V. Perret, TOXPro)
0915-0945 In vitro tox & risk assessment (B. Schilter, Nestlé RC)
0945-1000 Safety Assessment & Authorities (Open for call)
1000-1015 Coffee Break and Poster Session
1015-1030 Tox Profiles of Aromatic Amines (P. Steinberg, TiHo)
1030-1050 ISO work: Estrogen human cell bioassay (R Junek, UBA)
1050-1110 Optimization of WWTPs & bioassays (A. Simon, IWW)
1110-1200 Open for call
1200-1300 Lunch and Poster Session
Application of biodetection for environmental issues
1300-1320 EDCs in EU WWPTs (R Kase, Oekotoxzentrum EAWAG)
1320-1340 Water treatment & bioassays (P Välitalo, Aalto Univ.)
1340-1400 CALUX update/ users world (P. Behnisch, BDS)
1400-1430 Coffee Break and Poster Session
Science Café
1430-1600 Round Tables with all participants with relevant
issues
1600-1630 Wrap-up conference
Social event for those staying in Lausanne
Program
Friday 15 April
Social event
A typical Swiss evening in
a great location