Bibra attended the CIR conference and exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, from 7 to 8 September 2011. One of our Senior Toxicologists, Richard Young, attended a number of lectures and workshops on REACH, with a particular interest in preparation for the 2013 deadline, registering intermediates, and the implications for downstream users. Bibra also had a stand in the exhibition hall and we met up with a number of existing clients, future contacts and forged links with prospective collaborators.