On October 28, 2024, the Food Packaging Forum, in collaboration with ETH Zürich, will hold the first Swiss Symposium on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs). The event will feature in-depth scientific talks and discussions all about EDCs.
Hormones are vital messenger chemicals that regulate growth, development, and normal health functions in organisms. EDCs are exogenous substances that interfere with hormone signaling, affecting hormone levels and disrupting normal biological functions. These chemicals have emerged as a major health concern, backed up by scientific evidence.
Throughout the day, participants will hear leading experts talk about the history of EDC research, as well as ongoing and future efforts to better understand hazards and exposures associated with these compounds.
Contact us at events@fp-forum.org for any questions, inquiries, or other issues concerning this event.
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Program
| Time | Topic | Speakers |
| 09:00 | Welcome & Introduction | Jane Muncke (Food Packaging Forum); Georg Aichinger (ETH Zürich) |
| Session 1 - Looking back: 30+ years of EDC research Chair: Barbara Flückiger Schwarzenbach (State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation) and Felix Althaus (University of Zurich) |
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| 09:15 | Our Stolen Future | Pete Myers (Carnegie Mellon University; Environmental Health Sciences) |
| 09:40 | Metabolism-Disrupting Chemicals | Jerrold Heindel (Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies); Angel Nadal (Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche) |
| 10:05 | EDC Research in Switzerland: NFP 50 | Ana Soto (Tufts University Boston; University of Ulster) |
| 10:30 | Discussion | |
| 10:45 | Coffee break | |
| Session 2 - Modern EDC research, part 1 Chair: Alexandra Kroll (Ecotox Centre) and N.N. |
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| 11:15 | EDCs and epidemiology | Leonardo Trasande (New York University) |
| 11:40 | EDCs in food packaging | Martin Wagner (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
| 12:05 | EDCs and in vitro assays to assess altered steroid hormone action | Alex Odermatt (University of Basel) |
| 12:30 | Discussion | |
| 13:00 | Lunch break | |
| Session 3 - Modern EDC research, part 2 Chair: Eszter Simon (Federal Office for the Environment) and Martin Scheringer (ETH Zürich) |
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| 14:00 | EDCs in aquatic ecosystems | Ksenia Groh (Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) |
| 14:25 | Micro- and nanoplastics: Deciphering translocation and effects at the maternal-fetal interface | Tina Bürki (Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) |
| 14:50 | Gut microbiome - EDC interactions | Georg Aichinger (ETH Zürich) |
| 15:15 | Discussion | |
| 15:45 | Coffee break | |
| Session 4 - Looking ahead: What is next for EDC research? | ||
| 16:15 | Panel: EDC research in the real world Angela Bearth (Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology), invited Tomas Hrasko (Medical doctor, endocrinologist) Anna Lamprou (Toxicfree Suisse) Anne-Laure Demierre (Federal Office of Public Health) Petra Kunz (Federal Office for the Environment) | Moderator: Jane Muncke (Food Packaging Forum) |
| 17:15 | Summary and closing remarks | Georg Aichinger (ETH Zürich) |
| 17:30 | Ending and apéro for all participants (TBC) | |
Date/Time
Oct 28, 202409:00 - 17:30
Location
ETH Zürich AudiMax
Rämistrasse 101
Zürich
8092
Switzerland
