We have a simple aspiration

Our toxicology consulting services provide the highest standard of chemical hazard and risk assessment across the broadest range of industries and organisations. We aim to help our clients cope with the complex and ever-changing regulations framed to protect human health, and we endeavour to do this in a way that meets their time and budgetary constraints.

Our expertise

Hazard Characterisation

Our hazard assessments, generally based on in-depth searches of the scientific literature, aim to define the dose-response for all routes of each of a chemical’s toxicological propensities.

Risk Assessment

Our health risk assessments convert the toxicological hazard profile to a health-based guidance value, and compare this reference point to an estimate of human exposure.

Literature Searching & Monitoring Services

Robust risk assessments rely upon quality data. We are experienced searchers of major toxicity databases, giving us valuable access to Expert Group and primary reports.

Industries we work in

Our toxicology consultants have extensive experience, enabling
us to help our clients across various industries and sectors

Extractables + Leachables

We provide valuable support to the pharmaceutical, medical device and processing equipment industries by producing screening reports and, if warranted, full risk assessment reports relating to extractables and leachables (E&L).

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Medical Devices

We are adept at conducting biocompatibility assessments and biological safety evaluations of medical devices in compliance with ISO 10993, FDA and European guidelines, to help bring your device to market.

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Nicotine Products

We provide valuable advice on toxicological issues relating to e-cigarettes (and other nicotine delivery devices), and can support your regulatory submissions within the scope of EU TPD, UK TRPR and the US FDA PMTA.

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Food + Food Contact

Over many years our scientists have been providing independent assessments of the risks of chemical contamination of food and drink.

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At bibra we understand the importance of industry-specific knowledge – when people ask us what we do and how we can help them, we reply that we have one area of core expertise – toxicology – that we stick to, and do, exceptionally well.

Check out our latest blogs and case studies

Literature Review Report in support of a plant protection product active substance regulatory submission

Case study

The approval or re-registration of pesticide active substances (Plant Protection Products) under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 Article 8(5) requires applicants to submit dossiers containing scientific peer-reviewed open literature on the active substance and its relevant metabolites and impurities, dealing with side-effects on human health, the environment and non-target species, published within ten years of the date of dossier submission.

CAATs out the bag: Unexpected Animal Use Figures Under REACH Testing

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The European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation, which came into force in 2008, emphasised that “before (proposing) additional animal testing, use of all other options should be considered. It is important to emphasise that testing on vertebrate animals must only be conducted or proposed as a last resort”.

Biocompatibility evaluation of a series of autoinjector medical devices

Case study

The company manufactures a range of parts for use as components in a variety of medical devices.

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