How to become an ERT

Procedure to apply for ERT recognition

The title European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) is accorded by EUROTOX to individuals who have been nominated by their National Register. EUROTOX does not directly register individual toxicologists. Applications for recognition as ‘ERT’ must be directed to a National Registry.

Registration is performed by a two-step procedure:

  1. First, national registration boards in Europe evaluate applications of candidates according to a consensual process described in the ERT Guidelines for Registration and admit successful applicants to the national register.
  2. Second, upon request of the national register, EUROTOX will register these individuals in the EUROTOX ERT register, and issue a certificate as EUROPEAN REGISTERED TOXICOLOGIST (ERT).

List of national registers

The following table compiles the countries with National Registers that are presently recognised by EUROTOX as setting and maintaining the standard expected for ERT, along with addresses and some criteria.  Application details for registration and re-registration are based on Guidelines for Registration, sections A and D, and can be obtained from national registries. Several registries (see table below) admit individuals not adhering to their country’s National Society, EUROTOX individual members or EUROTOX members without a established local register.

Please contact Prof. João Paulo Teixeira  (Email: jpft12 [at] gmail.com) EUROTOX Registration/ERT SubCommittee Chair, for assistance in identifying an appropriate register, or a route to eventual registration.

National Register

Who may apply?

Must live in area?

Must be member

of National

Society?

Notes and/or Register webpage

AUSTRIAN

Reinhard Stidl
reinhard.stidl[at]safetree.at

Anyone

No

Yes, or EUROTOX**

or IUTOX

Webpage

BELGIAN

Francesca Tencalla
admin[at]beltox.be

Anyone

No

Yes

Must have some connection with toxicology in Belgium

Webpage

BULGARIAN

Tsveta Georgieva
tzvege[at]gmail.com

Anyone

No

No

Fee is higher if not a member

CROATIAN

Maja Peraica 
htd[at]htd.hr

Anyone

No

Yes,

or EUROTOX**

or IUTOX

Webpage

DANISH

Ulla Birgitte Vogel

Danish*

No

Yes

*or working in Denmark

Webpage

DUTCH

Walter Brand
regNVT[at]kncv.nl

 Anyone  No No Webpage

FINNISH

Marjo Huovinen

Anyone

No

Yes

Webpage

FRENCH

Marie-Christine Chagnon

Anyone

No

Yes

Webpage

GERMAN

Martin Goettlicher

Anyone*

No

Yes

*Must have trained in part in Germany

HELLENIC

Leda Kovatsi

Anyone

No

No

Fee is higher if not a member

Webpage

HUNGARIAN

Sebestyen Istvan
 Anyone No No Webpage

IRISH

Thomasina Barron

Anyone

No*

EUROTOX**

*Must have some connection with toxicology in Ireland

ITALIAN

Corrado L. Galli

Anyone

No

EUROTOX**

Webpage

NORWEGIAN

Åse Krøkje

Anyone

No

Yes*

*Must have some connection  with toxicology in Norway

POLISH

Marek Murias

Polish citizens

No

Yes,

or EUROTOX**

Webpage

PORTUGUESE

Joana Miranda

Anyone

No

Yes

RUSSIAN

V. N. Rakitskii

SERBIAN

Petar Bulat 
burlatp[at]gmail.com

Anyone

No

No

Fee is higher if not a member

Webpage

SLOVAK

Helena Kandarova
 Anyone No No Fee is higher if not a member

Webpage

SPANISH

Ángeles Jos Gallego
angelesjos[at]us.es

Anyone

No

Yes

Webpage

SWEDISH

Mattias Oberg

Anyone

No

 No

Fee is higher if not a member

Webpage

SWISS

Martin Wilks

Swiss*

Yes*

Yes

*or working in Switzerland

Webpage

TURKISH

Semra Şardaş

Anyone*

No

No

- *Must hold Doctorate

- Fee is higher if not a member

UK

Mark Hosford

Anyone

No

No

Webpage

UKRAINIAN

Mykola Prodanchuk 

Webpage

** member societies or individual members