16th BioDetectors Conference

Stockholm Sweden 25-26 June 2026

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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 EBM for complex mixtures (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 gwTRIAD ground water monitoring (H. Hollert, Goethe Uni)

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

11.55-12.15 Key factor toxicity in Dutch waters (C. Houtman, HWL)

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

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 Water sources for drinking water (V. Osorio, IDAEA-CSIC)

16.20-16.40 Soil monitoring & Bioassays (M. Larsson, MTM)

16.40-17.00 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 RiskHunt3R: HTPS in vitro for toxic compounds (S. Escher, ITEM)

09.35-09.55 NAM testing in Italy (E. Grasselli, Uni Genova)

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

10.15-10.30 Endocrine Disruptors in Spain (A. Fernandez, Aimplas)

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break and Poster Session

11.00-11.20 OneBlue: effect-based antibiotica testing (T. de Boer, BDS)

11.20-11.40 Nrf2 & AhR in fish in Mulde river (P. Sauer, Uni Bohemia)

11.40-12.00 Toxicity in Open Polluted sides (N. Jelinek, Arnika)

12.00-12.20 Biotransformation for EBM/NAM (S. Lungu-Mitea, SLU)

12.20-12.40 NAMs in environmental toxicity (D. Pal, Stockholm Uni)

 

12..45-14.00 Lunch and Poster Session

Science Café

14.00-14.20 BLUE WATER – how to use effect-based methods (EBM)

14.20-14.40 PFAS – how to move effect-based analysis forward?

14.40-15.00 Non-animal methods (NAM) testing – how to move forward?

15.00-15.15 Wrap-up conference

15.15-18.00 City Walking Tour

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