Scientific program

From Mother to Child: Identifying and Understanding Reprotoxic Risks

Friday, 12 December 2025

3rd session: Pre- and post-natal exposure and development: impact of toxins

Moderators: Marie-Christine CHAGNON & Christian BLOT

9:00-9:30: Issues of exposure to environmental toxicants during the first 1000 days, Laurent STORME, CHU and University of Lille

9:30-10:00: Contaminants in breast milk vs. infant formula, Virginie RIGOURD, Necker Lactarium

10:00-10:30: Short- and long-term impact of endocrine disruptions occurring during embryonic development, Jean-Baptiste FINI, National Museum of Natural History

10:30-11:00: Coffee break, Posters

11:00-11:30: Functional development of the newborn and environment: special case of sleep, Karen CHARDON, Péritox

11:30-12:00: Round table

12:00-13:00: Lunch

13:00-13:30: 2025 SFT congress poster awards

4th session: DART Regulations: State of play in 2025

Moderators: Marie-Laure SOLA & Joffrey DUCROQ

13:30-14:00: From the Laboratory to the RCP: integration of reprotoxicity data, Fabien LAVERGNE, ANSM

14:00-14:30: Regulation and Unwritten Regional Differences, Paul BARROW, Freelance consultant

14:30-15:00: Considerations for dose level selection for developmental and reproductive toxicity studies: 3Rs and scientific perspectives, Fiona SEWELL, UK National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3R) (UK)

15:00-15:30: Round table

15:30-16:00: Concluding conference by Christophe DE LA ROCHE SAINT-ANDRE

16:00-16:05: Congress wrap-up by Marie-Christine CHAGNON, President of the SFT