The EURL ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee

The EURL ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) provides EURL ECVAM with independent scientific advice. In particular, the ESAC acts as a scientific peer-review body by providing EURL ECVAM with its opinion on the adequacy and outcome of formal validation studies carried out to assess the reliability and relevance of non-animal methods/approaches, typically in the context of regulatory safety assessment. The ESAC may also provide scientific advice on other scientific issues of relevance to the work and mission of EURL ECVAM.

Renewal of the ESAC

Renewed every five years, ESAC is composed of external scientists who are appointed on the basis of their scientific expertise and who act independently in the public interest. On 25 March 2022, the JRC launched an open call for applications for the renewal of the members of the ESAC and on 11 October 2022 nine experts were formally appointed as the new members of the ESAC:

• Ms Rebecca CLEWELL
• Ms Emanuela CORSINI
• Mr Dario GRECO
• Mr Sebastian HOFFMANN
• Ms Anne KIENHUIS
• Mr David LEHMANN
• Ms Blanca RODRIGUEZ
• Mr Helmut SEGNER
• Mr Tewes TRALAU

More details on the new ESAC including its membership, Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure can be found on the Register of Commission Expert groups at: https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3602.

Continuously open call for applications for the selection of members of ESAC sub-groups

On 25 October 2022, the JRC launched a continuously open call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-groups operating under the ESAC. Peer-reviews and other work of the ESAC are normally facilitated by specialised ESAC sub-groups. The call is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/core/api/front/calls-application/77960/download.