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Registration

​​The safety assessment of packaging materials poses an ongoing challenge for the industry. Not only in the food sector, but also for cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies – safety of the final product must be ensured. Latest developments in the fields of recycling and reuse of packaging made this challenge even more complex. 

​The Hochschule Campus Wien – University of Applied Sciences will host the third international symposium on current developments, advances and challenges in this field. Together with our long-time project partners from OFI, we organise an interdisciplinary exchange to identify the current state of the art as well as important questions in the field of packaging safety assessment in the near- and long-term future. Renowned experts from the field, scientists, industry representatives as well as students are invited to participate.​

Thursday, 22nd January 2026, 9.00am to 7.00pm
Hochschule Campus Wien
University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna
Favoritenstraße 232, Ceremonial Hall H.-2.02 (» directions)

Workshop

If you are interested in attending a free on-site workshop at OFI on 23 January 2026, please select the additional option "On-site workshop at OFI on 23 January 2026 (free of charge)"

Here is the preliminary information about the workshop:

Presentations and Discussions on the Outcome of Working Groups Addressing:
“Best Practices for Bioassay Testing of Food and other Complex Mixtures”
​​​​​​​Date and Time: Friday January 23rd, 2026, from 9h00-13h00 followed by aperitif
Location: Franz-Grill-Straße 5, Objekt 213, 1030 Wien, Austria

Further information will be sent to you if you select the additional option and when the programme is finished.

Participants

Accessibility

If you need anything specific for your participation, such as a sign language interpreter or technical support for hearing impairments, please contact Lukas Prielinger by January 6th, 2026 via lukas.prielinger@hcw.ac.at or +43 1 6066877-3496.

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