16th BioDetectors Conference

Stockholm Sweden 25-26 June 2026

16th BioDetectors Conference

Stockholm Sweden 25-26 June 2026

You are invited to attend and actively participate (Presentation or Poster) to the 16th BioDetectors Conference 2026. The meeting will bring together scientists, regulatory authorities, and environmental consultants involved in the development and application of in vitro effect-based bioanalysis technologies.

Venue: Stockholm, Sweden

AFRY, Frösundaleden 2°, 169 75 Solna

Organizing committee:

Peter Behnisch, BioDetection Systems

Pia Engwall and Magnus Engwall, Ambiotox AB

Registration fee (excl. VAT)

  • €375 professionals

  • €225 students and post-docs.

Tickets include 2 days conference and social event.

For registration and further information please contact either: Behnisch@bds.nl or pia.engwall@ambiotox.com

Read more about the application of effect-based methods here.

Program Thursday 25 June

09.00 Registration and coffee

Introduction session about Effect- & Non-animal methods (EBM/NAM)

10.00-10.15 Welcome by organizers 16th BioDetectors

10.15-10.35 EBA for environmental and material safety (M. Engwall, Ambiotox)

10.35-10.55 BioDetectors Future (P. Behnisch, BDS)

EBM in water cycle context for e.g. more safety & sustainability

10.55-11.15 Environmental monitoring in Sweden (G. Thorsen, IVL)

11.15-11.35 Aquatic monitoring in Germany (H. Hollert, Goethe Uni)

11.35-11.55 Water monitoring at Scale (J. Lundqvist, BioCell Analytica)

11.55-12.15 Hormonal effects in drinking water (R. Junek, UBA)

12.15-12.30 Dutch strategy for bioassays (I. al Saify, Waternet)

12.30-13.30 Lunch and Poster Session

NAM for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as PFAS

13.30-13.50 Aquatic EBM monitoring (A. Wemming, Board Dalarna)

13.50-14.10 Unknown chemical risks in water (E. Lavonen, Norrvatten)

14.10-14.30 Water sources for drinking water (I. al Saify, Waternet)

14.30-15.00 Coffee Break and Poster session

15.00-15.20 PFAS case studies (H. Besselink, BDS)

15.20-15.40 PFAS in Dutch WWTPs (V. Luimstra, Waternet)

15.40-16.00 PFAS-free water-repellent-treated fabrics (N. Struwe, MTM)

16.00-16.20 Soil monitoring & Bioassays (M. Larsson, MTM)

16.20-16.40 EATS NAMs for Endocrine active compound (C. Budin, BDS)

19.00 for Social event – dinner at Långholmen

Program Friday 26 June

Contribution of biodetection for global issues

09.00-09.15 Welcome by organizers 16th BioDetectors

09.15-09.35 NAM testing in Italy (E. Grasselli, Uni Genova)

09.35-09.55 Endocrine Disrupting in Spain (A. Fernandez, Aimplas)

09.55-10.15 EBM in Australian waters (A. Kumar, CSIRO)

10.15-10.30 OneBlue: effect-based antibiotica testing (T. de Boer, BDS)

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break and Poster Session

11.00-11.20 Nrf2 & AhRin fishin Mulde river(P. Sauer, Uni Bohemia)

11.20-11.40 Toxicity in Open Polluted sides (N. Jelinek, Arnika)

11.40-12.00 Biotransformation for EBM/NAM (S. Lungu-Mitea, SLU)

12.00-12.30 NAMs in environmental toxicity (D. P) al, Stockholm Uni

12.30-13.30 Lunch and Poster Session

Science Café

13.30-14.00 BLUE WATER – how to use effect-based methods?

14.00-14.30 PFAS – how to move effect-based analysis forward?

14.30-15.00 NAM – how to move forward?

15.00-15.15 Wrap-up conference

15.15-18.00 City Walking Tour

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