VUB IVTD Research Group

Courses at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on
Cosmetics and their Ingredients:

Safety Assessment
of Cosmetics
in the EU

6-DAY TRAINING COURSE •
3-8 FEBRUARY 2025 • 6 ECTS • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • ON CAMPUS

Introduction to the Environmental Safety of Cosmetics in the EU

2.5-DAY TRAINING COURSE •
16-18 SEPTEMBER 2025 • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • ON CAMPUS

Intensive Course in Dermato-Cosmetic Sciences

TRAINING COURSE • SEPTEMBER 2024 • 5 ECTS •
ONLINE COURSE

Organisation of the training courses

Course Organiser • Prof. Em. Vera ROGIERS

  • Doctor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Master in Applied Toxicology.
  • Emerita professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; former head of the department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD) at the VUB; now lecturing cosmetic courses to pharmacy students at the VUB and University of Ghent.
  • At the European level, co-chair of the SCCS and chair of the subgroup Methodology.
  • Member of the Mirror group of EPAA (the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing). 
  • Representative for SCCS in the PARERE-network (Preliminary Assessment of Regulatory Relevance) of EURL ECVAM (EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing).
  • Director of IC-3Rs (Innovation Centre 3Rs) at the VUB.
  • Director of the Research Chair Mireille Aerens for the Development of 3R- Alternative Methods at the VUB.

Safety Assessment of Cosmetics in the EU

6-DAY TRAINING COURSE •
3-8 FEBRUARY 2025 •
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • ON CAMPUS