THE NETHERLANDS

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

RIVM is a governmental research and knowledge institute providing policy support to the Dutch government. RIVM performs tasks to safeguard and promote public health and environmental quality in the Netherlands. RIVM (~1,700 employees) has a proven record o faccomplishment regarding the execution of EU funded projects: involved in >70 FP7 projects and currently participating in about 24 H2020 projects.

Our experts participate in international networks and international expert committees of the EU, WHO, OECD and other international organisations and provide scientific advice for policy development. RIVM regularly performs research and provides advice to EU agencies such as EFSA, ECHA, EEA,ECDC and EMA. Tobacco product research is conducted at the Centre for Health Protection at RIVM.

The Centre for Health Protection focuses on human health impacts and risks of chemical and biological agents. RIVM’s tobacco-product-research-group conducts independent research hon the attractiveness, addictiveness and toxicity of tobacco and related products to gain insight in their health effects.

Our research combines various disciplines (chemistry toxicology, sensory science, psychology, risk communication, risk assessment) and contributes to drafting and enforcement of tobacco product regulation. In addition, our results are used to inform the public and for scientific dissemination.

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JATC Team

Jatc Greece Partner21 Reinskje Talhout

REINSKJE TALHOUT

Head of WHO Collaborating Centre

Jatc Greece KAGKOS

YVONNE STAAL

Researcher

Jatc Greece PENELOPE

WALTHER KLERX

Scientist

Jatc Greece Partner21 Lotte van Nierop

LOTTE VAN NIEROP

Researcher

Jatc Greece PENELOPE

JEROEN PENNINGS

Bioinformatician

Jatc Greece KAGKOS

JOHANNES BRUG

Health Science

Jatc Greece Partner21 Anne Havermans

ANNE HAVERMANS

Scientific advisor

Jatc Greece KAGKOS

CHARLOTTE PAUWELS

Scientific advisor