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1 Copenhagen Candidature EUROTOX 2020 Danish Society of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicinal Chemistry

2 We welcome you to Copenhagen in 2020! Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure and pride that we ask European Society of Toxicology to consider Copenhagen, Denmark, as the venue for the EUROTOX 2020 conference. The Danish Society for Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Medicinal Chemistry (DSFTM), being a member of EUROTOX, will organize the meeting in cooperation with the ad hoc working group of leading toxicologists from academia as well as industry in Denmark and with the EUROTOX council. The initiative has been taken by the president of DSFTM, prof. Eva C. Bonefeld- Jorgensen, who is also a member of the EUROTOX Executive Committee. The scientific program will cover a comprehensive range of toxicological topics including exciting new developments, and emerging areas of toxicology. We plan to organize the congress in a format that is attractive for participants from different European and non- European countries. We intend to host the EUROTOX 2020 meeting in the Tivoli Congress Centre with space for up to 2400 participants and with excellent facilities for posters and exhibitions. The venue is within the Copenhagen city center and only 8 km from Copenhagen International Airport. Copenhagen is at the cross-roads between continental Europe and Scandinavia and the Baltic area and has excellent possibilities for tourism, historical visits, and shopping. We look forward to seeing you at EUROTOX 2020 in Copenhagen. On behalf of the board of the DSFTM and the EUROTOX2020 ad hoc working group Eva Bonefeld-Jørgensen President of the DSFTM PhD, Director, Prof Human Environ. Toxicology, ERT, Aarhus University Herman Autrup President of IUTOX PhD, Prof Environ. Medicine, Aarhus University Lisbeth E. Knudsen PhD, Prof Animal Free Toxicology, ERT, University of Copenhagen Ulla Vogel PhD Prof Nanotoxicoloy, ERT, the National, Research Centre for the Working Environment ng.dk Anne Marie Vinggaard PhD, Prof Molecular Toxicology, ERT, Technical University of Denmark Ingrid Brück Bøgh PhD, DVSc, DipECAR, Prof, VP, Head of Toxicology, Novo Nordisk, DK Jens Thing Mortensen Director, Non-Clinical Safety Genmab, DK Helle Northeved Senior Vice President, Nonclinical Safety, Lundbeck, DK 2

3 About the Danish Society for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medical Chemistry (DSFTM) The DSFTM is a part of an umbrella of five Societies including The Society of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicinal Chemistry (DSFTM), Danish Pharmaceutical Society, Danish Society for Phamaco-Epidemiology, Danish Society for Clinical Pharmacology, Danish Society for Chemical Pharmacology. The DSFTM Society was founded in 1950 aiming to integrate the three disciplines concerning science, teaching and outreach to the surrounding community in Denmark including academic and industrial work. The 300 members of the Society come from both the universities, public research institutions and pharmaceutical industries. The Society holds at least three workshops per year, one being cross disciplinary between the three disciplines. The society sections are associated with and represented in 6 international umbrella organizations, including EUROTOX, The Federation of European Toxicologist & European Societies of Toxicology; IUTOX, The International Union of Toxicology; EPHAR, The European Pharmacological Society; IUPHAR, The International Union of Pharmacology; EFMC, The European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry; SSCT, The Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology The specific aims for the Section of Toxicology are to integrate toxicology, both scientifically and educationally in Denmark. To bring together, toxicologists from different disciplines: universities, legislative bodies, and industry. To organize annual scientific congresses, workshops, basal and postgraduate toxicology training courses in Denmark. To take part in the EUROTOX toxicology education and training program, the European Register of Toxicologists and establish a national ERT in Denmark. DSFTM has experience in organizing national and international meetings, including the EUROTOX Congress in Aarhus in 1997 and the XVI IUPHAR World Congress in Pharmacology in Copenhagen Proposed date and theme for EUROTOX 2020 Sunday 6 th to Wednesday 9 th of September, 2020 Frontiers in Toxicological Sciences impact on research, regulatory toxicology and human health The program will include e.g. clinical toxicology, preventive toxicology, alternative toxicology, environmental toxicology, comparative toxicology, toxicogenomics, world trade and toxicological concerns. Continuing Education courses will include e.g.: Risk assessment, toxicokinetics, nanotoxicology, stem cell toxicology, regulatory toxicology, 3D cell models in drug safety, and alternative test methods in toxicology. EUROTOX 2020 in Copenhagen will consolidate the collaboration between universities, research organizations and industries including the joint Danish-Swedish Medicon Valley region as well as strengthen the Scandinavian and European toxicology. 3

4 Why visit Copenhagen for EUROTOX 2020? Denmark has a population of 5.6 million and is part of the Northern European region of Scandinavia. From the 8 th -11 th centuries the Danes were known as the Vikings. Home of the world's oldest monarchy, and has a parliamentary democracy. It has the world's highest level of income equality with a mixed market economy and a large welfare state. The Danes are frequently ranked as the happiest and least corrupt people in the world Copenhagen has many internationally recognized restaurants and founded the trend Nordic Food. Denmark has made quite an impact on the world of sports, particularly in handball and sailing. Key industries today include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, IT, telecommunications, banking, insurance and tourism. The largest and most well-known Danish companies are the shipping and container line, A. P. Møller-Mærsk; the Carlsberg Brewery; and the pharmaceutical and multinational company, Novo Nordisk. Knowledgeable Located in an area with 10 universities, 165,000 students and 16,000 scientists and researchers 86 % of Danes speak English 4

5 Life Science in Denmark One of the strongest clusters in life sciences in Europe. It is a dense cluster of universities, hospitals and companies within biotechnology, medico technology and pharma, many of which are R&D based Denmark is a world leader in terms of biotech patents, and we have one of the largest commercial drug development pipelines in Europe in absolute numbers. A joint Danish-Swedish collaboration, Medicon Valley, is home to more than 60% of Scandinavia s pharmaceutical industry and Europe s fastest growing biotech cluster measured by products in development. Strong register-based research and research on endocrine disrupters, mixture effects of chemicals, QSAR, skin sensibilisation, carcinogenesis, toxicogenomics etc. Danish universities hold strong research traditions and are home to R&D based life science companies each in its own area of unique competencies. Why Copenhagen? Copenhagen is one of the most popular conference cities in the world Easy accessibility: International airport is located 8 km/12 minutes by Metro from city center Efficient transport systems: metro and train Direct access to Sweden via the Øresund Bridge The city is well organized offering short distances between hotels and state-of-the-art conference facilities, and cultural activities. The Opera Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden 5

6 The proposed Conference Venue The Tivoli Congress Centre The Tivoli Congress Centre Ideally located within the Copenhagen City Centre 10 minutes walk from the Copenhagen main railway station 12 minutes from Copenhagen Airport, only 8 km away On-site Tivoli Hotel with 673 rooms Good mix of homes, businesses, schools, shopping, cafes and culture State-of-the-art Tivoli Congress Centre Tivoli Congress Centre is located in the heart of Copenhagen Walking distance of the Tivoli Gardens, the pedestrian shopping street, Town Hall Square and the waterfront Unique high-speed communications network Excellent access all halls on ground floor Daylight in all halls and meeting rooms Is carrying the environmental certificate by Green Key Strong reference list, incl. A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S, Mercedes-Benz CPH, Carnegie WorldWide Nordea, Danske Bank, Topdanmark, Danish Film Academy 6

7 Accommodation On site Tivoli Hotel with 673 room Across the road, hotel Copenhagen Island 325 rooms Next door 510 rooms at hotel Wakeup Copenhagen Additional 3000 rooms within walking distance Majority of hotels offering free wireless internet 65 % of all rooms in the city are eco-labelled Letters of Support from the following organizations EUROTOX Danish Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Health Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education Lord Mayor, Copenhagen MCI Copenhagen SAS/Star Alliance Wonderful Copenhagen CVB On behalf of the Council of the DSFTM 2014: Professor Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Society President, Head-of-Section Toxicology and Member of the Executive Committee of EUROTOX Associate Professor Harrie C.M. Boonen, Treasurer Associate Professor Claus Juul Løland, Head-of-Section Pharmacology Associate Professor Christiane Beer, Section Toxicology Associate Professor Gunnar Vase Toft, Section Toxicology Associate Professor Trond Ulven, Head-of-Section Medicinal Chemistry Dr Niels Svenstrup, PhD, Section Medicinal Chemistry 7

8 See you in Copenhagen 2020! Copenhagen candidature endorsed by: 8

Industry talent requirements and challenges reasons to stay strong in Medicon Valley

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