With close to 20 years of experience in phototoxicity studies in Balb/c 3T3 cells according OECD 432 and ICH S10 and under GLP, testing for cytotoxicity under irradiation is routine to us. We also use 3D human skin models in phototoxicity tests under GLP to provide an additional option for testing of skin care formulations or pharmaceuticals for topical application.

From September 2020, the Thüringer Umweltinstitut is offering a position for the Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ) in Krauthausen, Thuringia. The FÖJ gives an insight into the everyday work of a "laboratory assistant in the environmental field".

For many years, the Thüringer Umweltinstitut, a subsidiary of the GBA Group, is a place of employment for the FÖJ / Thuringia Year.

Dr. Klaus Biemel has taken over the role of the Managing Director of Pharmacelsus GmbH (Member of GBA Group Pharma). Dr. Biemel has proven his management skills as an executive (COO) of Pharmacelsus from 2007 to 2018, and brings almost 20 years of experience in the field of ADMET, DMPK and bioanalysis.

He became an expert in the assessment and development of small molecules and therapeutic peptides entities, including the overseeing and directing of preclinical profiling and development operations.

Since 28 June 2020, Regulation (EU) 2020/749 on new maximum levels for chlorate residues in food has come into effect and applies also retroactively to products manufactured or imported into the EU before that date.

Chlorates were formerly used as crop protection agents (total herbicides). For some time now, however, chlorates have not been allowed to be used as pesticides across the EU. Despite this ban, chlorate residues are frequently found in food. The reasons for these findings can be very different.

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) are secondary plant materials that are mainly formed by certain plants, e.g. Senecio jacobaea, and serve to protect against predators. What protects one may harm another. Thus, certain PA's can damage the liver and should therefore be minimized according to the ALARA principle. A correspondingly increased risk exists, for example, with products such as tea, herbs, spices and food supplements, especially their herbal raw materials.

Tropane alkaloids and ergot alkaloids should also be monitored for the above-mentioned products.