Annual Meeting 2026: Two Days of Science in Utrecht

The EDC-MASLD consortium convened for its annual General Assembly and project meeting on April 9–10, 2026, coordinated by Örebro University and hosted by Utrecht University at the historic Academiegebouw on Domplein. All 15 partners from across 10 countries gathered to share the latest scientific advances, review progress, and shape the next phase of this Horizon […]
EDC-MASLD Research Presented at the 51st AEEH Congress in Madrid

Researchers from the EDC-MASLD project participated in the 51st Annual Congress of the Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH), held in Madrid, Spain, from 18–20 February 2026. During the conference, María Martín-Grau and Stefania Carobbio from the EDC-MASLD partner institution Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe ((FVIB-CIPF) presented a poster highlighting results from […]
Highlights from the Second EDC-MASLD Policy Forum

On 5 February 2026, the EDC-MASLD consortium hosted its Second Policy Forum, bringing together researchers and regulatory experts to discuss chemical mixtures and regulatory inefficiencies in chemical risk assessment. The forum addressed the growing recognition that real-world exposure rarely involves single chemicals. Instead, humans and ecosystems are exposed to complex mixtures of substances whose combined […]
First ENKORE Policy Brief published
The ENKORE cluster published its first policy brief on endocrine disrupting chemicals. The policy brief outlines science-based recommendations to: ENKORE is a cluster of five research projects from the call HORIZON-HLTH-2023-ENVHLTH-02-03 “Health impacts of endocrine-disrupting chemicals: bridging science-policy gaps by addressing persistent scientific uncertainties”. The cluster aims to strengthen collaboration, avoid duplication and increase the […]
Second EDC-MASLD Policy Forum on Chemical Mixtures and Regulatory Inefficiencies

We are pleased to announce the Second EDC-MASLD Policy Forum, which will be held online on 5 February 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. This online forum will bring together experts from science, regulatory authorities, and industry to address the complex issues surrounding chemical mixtures and regulatory inefficiencies. Key Information: This forum will feature a […]
Next Generation Risk Assessment of Emerging PFOA Alternatives
Contribution by You Song, Senior Research Scientist at NIVA and EDC-MASLD researcher EDC-MASLD is pleased to highlight a new publication by You Song in Environmental Science & Technology that explores how innovative New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) can support more efficient and ethical assessment of PFAS chemical risks. This work focuses on emerging alternatives to legacy PFAS […]
EDC-MASLD Presentation at the Italian Liver Foundation’s Yellow Webinar Series

On September 8th 2025, the EDC-MASLD project was featured in the Yellow Webinar Series organised by the Italian Liver Foundation. Dr. Stefania Carobbio, Principal Investigator at the Príncipe Felipe Research Center (CIPF) – our work package partner in the EDC-MASLD consortium, delivered a presentation titled “Effect of EDCs in the Progression of MASLD.” The webinar introduced the project and consortium, provided background […]
New Project Partner: IBISS
The Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” (IBISS), part of the University of Belgrade, has joined the EDC-MASLD consortium as a new partner. IBISS is Serbia’s leading multidisciplinary institution in the field of biological sciences, conducting fundamental and applied research across biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, genetics, ecology, neurobiology, and environmental protection. Within Work Package 5, IBISS contributes its expertise in perinatal programming, […]
EDC-MASLD @ AISF 2025
Our PI Elisabetta Bugianesi and her team from the University of Turino will be presenting their work at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver in Rome from 27-28 March 2025. Their presentation on the Impact of sexual dimorphism on liver damage in patients with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic […]
EDC-MASLD @ EASL SLD Summit
Our partner from the University of Turino will be presenting at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) SLD Summit from 23-25 January in Estoril (Portugal). The team around Prof. Elisabetta Bugianesi – Chiara Rosso, Gian Paolo Caviglia, and Eleonora Dileo – is going to present A targeted steroidomic approach to investigate the […]