Nelson Labs will join extractables and leachables experts from across the pharmaceutical and medical device industries at Extractables & Leachables Europe 2026, 9 – 11 November in Vienna, Austria.
This year’s conference will explore evolving scientific and regulatory expectations for E&L, with discussions spanning advanced analytical chemistry and compound identification, toxicological risk assessment, single-use systems, medical devices and combination products, and practical approaches to emerging E&L challenges.
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Presenter: Philippe Verlinde, PhD, Principal Scientist, Nelson Labs
When: Wednesday, 11 November | 14h50 PM
Title: A Strategic Framework to De-Risk Unidentified Organic Extractables
Unidentified compounds detected during non-targeted analysis (NTA) can present a significant challenge when their potential toxicological risk is unknown particularly when they could belong to Cohorts of Concern or ICH Q3E Class 1 substances.
Philippe will present a structured, three-phase framework for systematically de-risking unidentified organic extractables. He’ll explore approaches ranging from structural class definition and targeted reference databases to expanded spectral-library searching using routine GC/MS and LC/MS workflows.
Attendees will learn how these tools can help strengthen compound identification and semi-quantification and support a more scientifically defensible assessment of potentially high-risk unknowns above the Analytical Evaluation Threshold (AET).
9 – 11 November, 2026
Parkhotel Schönbrunn | Vienna, Austria
For more information and registration, visit the Extractables & Leachables Europe 2026 website
Philippe Verlinde, PhD
Principal Scientist
Dr. Philippe Verlinde received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 2009. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Leuven (Bioscience Engineering), conducting research in the field of food technology and analytics. From 2010 to 2013 he joined the Institute for Reference Materials and...
