ABOUT US
Who we are
The founder and CEO, Gemma Falcó Alay, gained a PhD in Toxicology at the University of Barcelona. Since 2000, she served in University of Barcelona as an assistant professor at the Public Health Department, Unit of Toxicology and from 2005 onwards she was also appointed as the coordinator of the Top 10 technology transfer groups and consultant in the field of Chemical and Environment by the Technology Transfer Department of this University.
For ten years, she carried on scientific research in the field of Toxicology and collaborated with the Catalan Food Safety Agency and the World Health Organisation (WHO) being the responsible in Catalonia of the Third Round of the WHO-coordinated exposure study of PCBs, PCDFs and PCDDs in human milk. She was awarded a distinction of Most Highly Cited Author in 2009 by the scientific editor Elsevier for her published works.
Gemma is a Eurotox Registered Toxicologist and a member of the CHESAR Development Core Group at European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) since 2011.
75% of our staff has a PhD in Toxicology and related areas. The rest of the team gained scientific degrees (Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering) with specific master’s degrees and large expertise in the regulatory field.
The team receives continuous training, attending symposia, seminars and national and international conferences related to toxicology (ECB courses, Mc Kim Conference…).
Our scientifical-technical expertise
We have led different research projects for the chemical, pharmaceutical and environmental industries as well as for the Catalan Administration for more than 25 years. Our staff has been a member of the Scientific Board of ACSA[1](Catalan Food Safety Agency) for 10 years, being responsible for the monitoring of environmental pollutants in food and human health risk assessment.
REACH Monitor staff did a stage with US EPA (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) in the Research Programme on Toxicity Pathways, on the development of new assays for the detection of endocrine disruptors.
REACH Monitor was appointed as the organiser of the only official training in OECD QSAR Toolbox worldwide. The first one was held in Barcelona, April 2008. This course has since then been organised twice a year. This allows REACH Monitor’s staff to be permanently updated on QSAR Toolbox’s new functionalities as well as the last of ECHA’s requirements for QSARs and read-across.
Our regulatory expertise
In the regulatory field, REACH Monitor has been working in the preparation of REACH[1] dossiers since 2007, and BPR[2] dossiers. Due to our background and internal expertise, we deal with the whole technical parts of the dossiers, including test monitoring and risk assessments.
REACH Monitor has also been working as a technical consultant in REACH CoRAP evaluations, specifically in the field of Endocrine Disruptors. Our previous scientific work along with the international scientific connexions make REACH Monitor a group with high levels of knowledge in the field.
REACH Monitor also has vast experience in other regulatory fields such as cosmetics, agrochemicals, food and feed and pharma (mutagenic impurities, PDE derivation, etc.).
Our expertise in Consortium management
REACH Monitor is giving support to many international Consortiums and individual lead registrants, since 2008. CONSORTIA
Reasons to hire REACH Monitor
REACH Monitor will provide you with the quality of service your project and your company deserve:
Quality:
- Highly educated staff and constantly updated (no trainees or temporary workers)
- Peer review process for quality check
Professionality:
- Very dedicated staff:
– no matter how short the deadline is, we will meet it
– no matter how complex your trouble is, we will find the most suitable solution for the case
Dedication:
- Very individualised assistance: your project will be assigned to one person and supervised by the director
- Permanent assistance: call us or e-mail us at any time you need. We will answer you in a maximum of 48 hours. Don’t hesitate to contact the CEO: we are at your service!
A global service provider:
- REACH Monitor deals with management responsibilities from the perspective of a global service provider; REACH Monitor offers full technical-scientific support in case you need it. Our highly trained staff is always ready no matter if for a single task or a complete project.
[1] Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
[2] Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of The European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (BPR)
REACH Monitor is a consultancy specialising in Toxicology. Our staff is highly qualified including European Registered Toxicologist (ERT).
Our expertise:
REGULATORY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
Our passion for teaching comes from our background as professors at the University of Barcelona for more than ten years.
TESTIMONIALS OUR RECENT WORK PROFESSIONAL CAREER
REACH Monitor is always happy to recruit talent for our team. If you have a scientific degree and are focused on detail, client-oriented, enthusiastic worker and a fanatic for the quality we will be delighted to know you.
Spontaneous applications are welcome, please send your CV and resume to info@reachmonitor.org and we will contact you shortly.
CONTACT
To send your request to REACH Monitor, please complete the following form or send us an email to info@reachmonitor.org.
We are willing to heard from you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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