📍 Albert Borschette Congress Centre, Brussels
📅 17 November 2026 | 🕙 10:00–17:00

The conference will bring together representatives from the European Commission, EU agencies, industry, academia, civil society and international organisations to discuss progress in implementing the European Commission Roadmap towards phasing out animal testing in chemical safety assessments and accelerating the uptake of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).  

The programme will feature:

• 🎖️ EPAA 3Rs Science Prize Ceremony
• 🤝 State of the Partnership: Highlights of EPAA activities and Mirror Group perspectives
• 🗺️ Roadmap Implementation: Progress update on the implementation of the European Commission Roadmap
• 🔬 One Substance, One Assessment and Advancing NAM Uptake: Exploring the role of the Common Data Platform, regulatory implementation and practical examples from EU initiatives and agencies
• 🌍 International Cooperation to Accelerate the Uptake of NAMs: Perspectives from European and international partners on collaboration, harmonisation and regulatory uptake of non-animal approaches.  

Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.

📝 To register please fill in the form by 2 November 2026:
https://register.event-works.europa.eu/dggrow/epaaconf2026/e/lk/k/

Full programme will be available in September.