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ToxStrategies scientists presenting at The Charles River Biotech Symposium

ToxStrategies scientists Marcie Wood, Ph.D. and Kirsten Mease, B.S. will be presenting at The Charles River Biotech Symposium – Biotechnology-Derived Therapeutics Perspectives on Nonclinical Development. The meeting is being held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Resort in La Jolla, California. Sunday, September 10, 2023 – Workshop: Better Science with Fewer Animals 9:10 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Win Some, Lose Some: Toxicology Waivers Marcie Wood, Ph.D. Monday, September 11, 2023 8:30 a.m. – 9:05 read more…

How are Decisions Made Regarding Safe Levels of Radiation in the Environment?

For more than a century, radiation health has been a concern for the public and for workers. However, the launch of the Hollywood film Oppenheimer, the announcement of the release of radioactive water from the recovery efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, a new study of radionuclides in river sediment, and naturally occurring radiation associated with reusing and extracting critical materials from solid wastes are bringing renewed attention to this topic. read more…

New Infant RSV Prevention to be Available this Fall

In the United States, a new monoclonal antibody (nirsevimab; trade name: Beyfortus) was recently approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in infants and toddlers. RSV poses a tremendous burden on patients and their families, and we look forward to seeing their suffering alleviated by implementation of this new immunization strategy. EpidStrategies is proud to support this major public health endeavor through our many RSV studies (Publications read more…

New Requirements under the EPA Coal Combustion Residuals Rule: Legacy and Environmental Justice

Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) are generated from the combustion of coal in producing steam for generation of electricity by electric utilities and independent power producers. CCR material includes fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials. EPA’s 2014 Coal Combustion Residual rule established technical requirements for CCR landfills and surface impoundments. In May 2023, EPA proposed to extend the CCR rule to management of coal ash at legacy CCR surface impoundments at read more…

ToxStrategies Acquires Modality Solutions

ToxStrategies LLC is excited to announce that Modality Solutions is joining forces with our firm, greatly expanding our ability to serve the evolving needs of pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Modality Solutions is an engineering consulting firm that works to optimize the biopharmaceutical cold chain (temperature-controlled distribution and delivery) and consulting on filing requirements for advanced drug products. We are pleased to welcome Gary Hutchinson, Dan Littlefield, and the entire Modality team to ToxStrategies and look forward to building on our success read more…

EpidStrategies scientists present at ICPE 2023, Halifax Nova Scotia, August 23-27

EpidStrategies is excited to be attending and presenting at The International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology’s (ISPE) 39th Annual Meeting (ICPE 2023), August 23rd through August 27th. The meeting is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the Halifax Convention Centre Poster Presentations Overview of global real world data sources for pediatric pharmacoepidemiological research (Poster A30). Wharton GT, Becker C, Bennett D, Burcu M, Bushnell G, Ferrajolo C, Kaplan S, McMahon AW, Movva N, Raman, SR, Scholle O, read more…

Dr. Rayetta Henderson will provide witness testimony during the “Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for FDA Action” hearing to be held on July 27, 2023.

Dr. Rayetta Henderson will provide witness testimony during the “Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for FDA Action” hearing to be held on July 27, 2023. She will be discussing the outcome of a recently completed preclinical testing program and its utility in the overall safety evaluation of CBD as a dietary ingredient.  Click here for details and a link to the livestream.  

EpidStrategies’ Cara Frankenfeld will be at the American Society for Nutrition’s Annual Meeting, Nutrition 2023, in Boston, July 22-25

Dr. Frankenfeld is an expert in nutritional epidemiology research and has conducted primary data collection research and secondary data analysis using population-based data sets such as #NHANES to understand dietary intake in the US population; she has additional expertise in metabolomics and the microbiome. Please reach out to Dr. Frankenfeld (cfrankenfeld@epidstrategies.com) if you would like to meet at Nutrition 2023 or to learn more about EpidStrategies’ capabilities in this area.