Our field study department together with experts from Ecotoxicology, Environmental Fate and Effect Modelling and Statistics has extensive experience in designing and conducting tailor-made studies, setting up respective study protocols according to specific needs and following regulatory requirements.
Have you received a query about application type or technique effects, about a species to cover, or a refinement factor in question or requested, but there is no guidance or protocol?
You do have the idea that your seed treatment or agricultural practice might reduce exposure risk?
Would you like to check whether there is a refinement option for your agrochemical due to one of these factors or for another reason?
We develop regularly completely new, individual study designs to address specific data gaps or get basis data for refinement parameters not commonly considered, but obvious from the respective theoretical risk assessment outcome.
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Depending on our client preferences, such individual study types can be conducted under both, GLP and Non-GLP, covering all areas of ecotoxicology and environmental fate. These can be very useful as well for data generating to set up new or improve existing modelling approaches.
We use all kinds of techniques and methods as appropriate, including environmental DNA (eDNA) applications via our Unit Faunomics.
We presented new study protocols and ideas regularly at conferences in recent years, such as our work with fluorescent seeds, aimed at reliably quantifying the availability of weed seeds on the soil surface, or the detailed empirical assessment of the ground coverage of various crops at different growth stages from a bird’s-eye view using drones, and many more.
In close collaboration with our regulatory experts we provide a vaulable addition to your refinement package.
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Learn more about the various study options we offer for each specific case
What can we do for you?
We pick you up from where you are
Understanding the question and the guidelines to know what’s needed to give valuable advice.
Strategy development
Designing the right protocol so the study is perfectly tailored to your question.
For us, it doesn’t matter where
But it does for your study! We choose the ideal location for your field trial in Europe, South America, Africa or anywhere else.
No rookie work
Planning and conducting tailor-made field studies requires experience. We have a quarter of a century of that.
Regulatory context
As part of your refinement strategy, we implement the study results into the risk assessments and regulatory documents of concern.
Communication
Complex questions require thoroughly and clear communication to stakeholders and decision makers.
