European Chemical Industry Council (cefic): Various Opportunities

Grant applications to carry out research in the following areas:

* LRI-EMSG59: Species comparison in liver-mediated thyroid and thyroid-related toxicities Part 1: Characterization of liver-mediated thyroid toxicity in the rat.

Funding: €600.000 for 18 months.

* LRI ECO50: Getting Real: Assessing spatial and temporal variability in species assemblages and potential implications for chemical risk assessments.

Funding: €400.000 for 3 years

* LRI ECO49: Evaluate factors that determine the environmental hazards of microplastics.

Funding: Phase 1: €75.000; for 9 months. Phase 2: €325.000 for 2 years 3 months.

* ECO48: Develop Fate and Transport Model for Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment - Funding: €200.000 for 2 years.

* LRI-ECO47: Improving IVIVE extrapolation models to predict bioconcentration using in vitro biotransformation rates for bioaccumulation assessment in fish.

Funding: €300.000 for 2 years.

* LRI-C7: The metabolic capacity of the intestinal microbiome.

Funding: €575,000 for 3 years.

LRI-B21: In Vitro Data to Parameterise PBPK Models for Inhalation Exposure.

Funding: €300.000 for 2.5 years.

http://cefic-lri.org/request-for-proposals/