PFAS - Avoidable, Replaceable, Indispensable?!
April 7/8, 2025, Freie Universität Berlin
Jan 20, 2025
Against the backdrop of the European Union's efforts to regulate the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), we invite stakeholders from science, industry, authorities, and other relevant institutes to jointly discuss the contentious issues surrounding PFAS and how to address them in the future.We aim to explore this controversial topic from multiple perspectives at the conference and foster a well-informed professional dialogue. To this end, the invited speakers will highlight various applications where PFAS may be avoidable, substitutable, or indispensable.
The CRC 1349 together with the GDCh is organizing a conference on PFAS on April 7 and 8, 2025 at the Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Freie Universität Berlin (Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem). The speakers confirmed so far are
| Name | Institution | Title of the Talk |
| Bruno Ameduri | Institut Charles Gerhardt, University Montpellier, Frankreich | May we find any alternatives to PFAS? |
| Stefan Elbel | Technische Universität Berlin | Heating and Cooling with Natural Refrigerants: Examples of Successful Conversions for Various Applications |
| Uwe Hamm | Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH | Über den notwendigen Einsatz von Stoffen und Materialien auf PFAS-Basis in einem Unternehmen der optischen Industrie |
| Gerd Hamscher | Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen | Significance of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food and their current legal regulation |
| Peer Kirsch | Merck Technology Office, Materials Innovation Pipeline | PFAS in Electronics Industry: Applications and Replacement Strategies |
| Johannes Klein | Klüber Lubrication München GmbH & Co. KG | t.b.a. |
| Jan Koschorreck | Umweltbundesamt UBA | Trends und Anreicherung der PFAS in der Biosphäre |
| Sabrina Kröger | BASF Belgium Coordination Center | Advancing Analytics for Responsible PFAS Management in Industrial Applications |
| Pierangelo Metrangolo | Politecnico Milano, Italien | Terminology and Classification of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): An IUPAC Project |
| Bettina Roth | VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG | t.b.a. |
| Frank Sacher | TZW Technologiezentrum Wasser | PFAS from a drinking water supplier´s perspective |
| Martin Scheringer | ETH Zürich | t.b.a. |
| Michael Schlipf | FPS GmbH | Fluoropolymers - Indispensable in Key Technologies |
| Christian Unkelbach | Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) | The PFAS restriction dossier - Background and State of Play |
| Ingo Valentin | Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Amt für Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutz Bodenschutz und Grundwasserreinigung | Sanierung von PFAS Boden- und Grundwasserverunreinigungen: die kommunale Perspektive |
Everyone interested can take part in the event free of charge and present their own PFAS-relevant work in posters. Please register here until March 15th.