Dr. Thomas Rücker has more than 15 years of experience in risk assessment and toxicology consulting. His current focus is on the hazard and risk assessment of industrial chemicals, biocides, and consumer products. He provides strategic and regulatory support for chemical companies covering a wide range of products including auxiliaries for industry, specialty chemicals, petrochemicals and derivatives, basic inorganics and consumer chemicals. In this context, he practices within the core group of the Chemical Safety and Regulatory Compliance practice area of Ramboll. Thomas has extensive experience in evaluating product contamination and its mitigation, focusing on food contact material (FCM), toys and textiles. He has managed projects related to workplace safety, environmental screening and ‘in vitro’ and ‘in silico’ toxicology. He is interested specifically in comparative hazard assessment of chemicals as part of substitution programs, and in this context is qualified as “Authoriszed GreenScreen® Practitioner”. Thomas is a European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT).