We have a simple aspiration

Our toxicology consulting services provide the highest standard of chemical hazard and risk assessment across the broadest range of industries and organisations. We aim to help our clients cope with the complex and ever-changing regulations framed to protect human health, and we endeavour to do this in a way that meets their time and budgetary constraints.

Our expertise

Hazard Characterisation

Our hazard assessments, generally based on in-depth searches of the scientific literature, aim to define the dose-response for all routes of each of a chemical’s toxicological propensities.

Risk Assessment

Our health risk assessments convert the toxicological hazard profile to a health-based guidance value, and compare this reference point to an estimate of human exposure.

Literature Searching

Robust risk assessments rely upon quality data. We are experienced searchers of major toxicity databases, giving us valuable access to Expert Group and primary reports.

Industries we work in

Our toxicology consultants have extensive experience, enabling
us to help our clients across various industries and sectors

Extractables + Leachables

We provide valuable support to the pharmaceutical, medical device and processing equipment industries by producing screening reports and, if warranted, full risk assessment reports relating to extractables and leachables (E&L).

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Medical Devices

We are adept at conducting biocompatibility assessments and biological safety evaluations of medical devices in compliance with ISO 10993, FDA and European guidelines, to help bring your device to market.

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Nicotine Products

We provide valuable advice on toxicological issues relating to e-cigarettes (and other nicotine delivery devices), and can support your regulatory submissions within the scope of EU TPD, UK TRPR and the US FDA PMTA.

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Food + Food Contact

Over many years our scientists have been providing independent assessments of the risks of chemical contamination of food and drink.

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At bibra we understand the importance of industry-specific knowledge – when people ask us what we do and how we can help them, we reply that we have one area of core expertise – toxicology – that we stick to, and do, exceptionally well.

Check out our latest blogs and case studies

ISO 18562 evaluation of a medical device in contact with the breathing gas pathway

Case study

As part of a large programme of work in evaluating the safety of a new endotracheal tube device, bibra was asked to evaluate the health risks posed by exposure to potentially hazardous substances that may be transferred to the patient via the gas stream during device use.

Health risk assessments relating to the excipient components of the Voke® formulation

Case study

A novel nicotine replacement device was designed to deliver a pressurised nicotine formulation via a breath operated valve in a cigarette sized medical device. Kind Consumer received a Marketing Authorisation for its lead product, Voke®, in September 2014.

In silico prediction of genotoxicity and carcinogenicity

Case study

As part of their overall regulatory requirements, the client was asked to provide an assessment of the known or predicted genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of a number of ingredients in their products. Bibra were provided with a list of several substances and asked to carry out this work following the genetic toxicology in silico (GIST) protocol.

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