ERGO closed in June 2024 but partners are ensuring its legacy continues beyond the project, specifically through their involvement in new projects and ongoing initiatives that will progress the research developed within ERGO, these include:
- CELSPAC – European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood
- CeHoS – Center for Endocrine Disrupting Substances
- NAPED – National Action Plan for Endocrine Disruptors
- L’Oreal funding high throughput development for fish embryo endpoints (transferable to amphibians)
- PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals
- NexED – Network for Cross-disciplinary assessment of Endocrine Disrupting compounds: training the next generation of toxicologists
- EU-NETVAL – European Union Network of Laboratories for the Validation of Alternative Methods
- INQUIRE – Improving indoor air quality for a healthier home and Europe
- ENDOMIX – Understanding how endocrine disruptors and chemical mixtures of concern target the immune system to trigger or perpetuate disease
- ENKORE Cluster – Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Knowledge on Health-Related Effects
- PEPPER – Public-private platform for the validation of endocrine disruptors characterization methods
As members of the below international expert, advisory, reference and working groups on endocrine disruptor research, ERGO partners will also carry on the project’s legacy, communicating the cross-vertebrate class testing approach to the OECD as well as the national and international entities involved in the OECD Test Guideline Work Programme (TGP).
- ECHA Endocrine Disruptor Expert Group (EDEG)
- EFSA Endocrine Disruptors Working Group (ED WG)
- JRC European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL-ECVAM)
- OECD Advisory Group on Emerging Science in Chemicals Assessment (ESCA)
- OECD Advisory Group on Endocrine Disrupters Testing and Assessment (EDTA)
- OECD Fish Drafting Group
- OECD Thyroid Disruptor Methods Expert Group (TDM EG)
- OECD Validation Management Group for Ecotoxicity Testing (VMG-Eco)
- OECD Validation Management Group for Non-Animal Testing (VMG-NA)
- OECD Working Party of National Coordinators (WNT)
- SETAC Advisory Group on Endocrine Disruptor Testing and Risk Assessment (EDTRA AG)