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Proposed Structure of ‘SEURAT-2’<br />

CO-­‐ORDINATION ACTION <br />

Infrastructure <br />

Cancer/<br />

Carcinogenicity<br />

Developmental<br />

Disorders/Toxicity<br />

Specific Target<br />

Organ Toxicity<br />

Fertility/<br />

Reproductive<br />

Toxicity<br />

Immune Disorders/<br />

Toxicity<br />

Iden-fica-on <br />

& understanding of <br />

toxic modes of <br />

ac-on, elucida-on <br />

of cri-cal pathways <br />

at molecular & cellular levels <br />

Development <br />

of experimental & <br />

computa-onal systems <br />

biology models for specific <br />

mode-­‐of-­‐ac-on events & <br />

quan-ta-ve predic-ons <br />

Biokine-c modelling & <br />

computa-onal chemistry <br />

to predict in vivo <br />

bioavailability <br />

& kine-cs <br />

Transla-on research & <br />

proof-­‐of-­‐concept studies <br />

to demonstrate & <br />

evaluate approaches <br />

in safety assessment <br />

context <br />

Figure 2. Illustration of the proposed SEURAT-2 structure. Six large-scale clusters<br />

encompassing five human health effect areas together with cross-cutting infrastructure<br />

would be developed under the direction of a central co-ordination action. There should<br />

be a strong focus in all clusters on core ‘building blocks’, illustrated here as four distinct<br />

projects/research areas; however, the exact number of projects per cluster should be<br />

determined on a case-by-case basis.<br />

public-private partnership between the<br />

Commission and regulated industry, it<br />

represents a promising new funding model.<br />

Indeed, COLIPA’s direct financial support<br />

for this initiative was highly welcomed and<br />

favoured over, e.g., in-kind contributions<br />

from the private sector.<br />

Structurally, the Scientific Panel welcomed<br />

the ‘cluster’-type design of SEURAT-1, i.e.,<br />

multiple project-level ‘building blocks’<br />

organised around a central co-ordinating<br />

action (Figure 2). This approach<br />

facilitates intense scientific exchange and<br />

supervision of the research projects/areas<br />

(These objectives could also be pursued<br />

through creation of a centralised and<br />

highly networked ‘EU Centre for Molecular<br />

Toxicology’, where scientists from different<br />

disciplines could work at one location<br />

toward the same well-defined aim, and<br />

through which research and training<br />

AXLR8-2 WORKSHOP REPORT<br />

Progress Report 2011 & AXLR8-2 Workshop Report<br />

353

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