European Parliament proposes human exposome as a European moonshot – NOVEMBER 2026

🇪🇺 A major step towards a large-scale European commitment to exposome research. The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) has voted to adopt its position on Horizon Europe 2028–2034, proposing the human exposome as one of three candidate European moonshots. In addition, the operative text of the Specific Programme further includes a…

Launch of the Newsletter – OCTOBER 2026

The Exposome Alliance now has its own newsletter on LinkedIn. Since its launch at the European Parliament in February 2026, the Alliance has brought together MEPs, researchers and health organisations around a shared goal: making prevention a priority in EU policy. The newsletter will follow this work, with updates on policy developments, research and the…

Internal Meeting at Helmholtz Munich – AUGUST 2026

The Exposome Alliance held a full-day technical meeting hosted by Helmholtz Munich, bringing together its scientific members, civil society and research infrastructure partners to advance the case for a coordinated European exposome initiative. The morning session, chaired by Prof. Annette Peters (Helmholtz Munich) and Prof. Roel Vermeulen (Utrecht University), focused on the architecture of a…

Putting Children’s Exposome on the Cyprus EU Presidency Agenda – MAY 2026

On 21 May, as Cyprus held the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, Nicosia hosted the high-level conference « No Child Left Behind, » bringing together policymakers, researchers and practitioners to put children’s health at the centre of European policy. Prof. Konstantinos Makris, a member of the Exposome Alliance at the Cyprus University of Technology,…

Policy leadership at the Global Exposome Summit – APRIL 2026

On 27 April, in Sitges, Spain, the Global Exposome Summit opened with a strong focus on policy, bringing together scientific leadership and high‑level decision‑makers to position the exposome as a strategic framework for prevention, public health and European competitiveness.  The opening and morning policy sessions were designed to create a structured science–policy interface, aligning exposome research with current and future…

SANT Committee meeting: Exchange of views in Excellence in Health: STOA Study on the Exposome — One Year After: Progress and Perspective – MARCH 2026

Prof. Vermeulen, co-chair of the Exposome Alliance will speak at the European Parliament during the SANT Committee meeting: Exchange of views in Excellence in Health: STOA Study on the Exposome — One Year After: Progress and Perspectives.  Location: ANTALL 4Q1 of the European Parliament. 9:45-10:30 on 19 March Meeting agenda Watch online: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/sant-committee-meeting_20260319-0900-COMMITTEE-SANT https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/stoa-study-on-the-exposome-one-year-afte/product-details/20260312CAN76960

PRESS RELEASE – Launch of the Exposome Alliance in the European Parliament – FEBRUARY 2026

European lawmakers, leading scientists and civil society organisations launch the Exposome Alliance to put prevention at the heart of EU policy Brussels, 24 February 2026 — Members of the European Parliament, leading researchers and major European health organisations today launched the Exposome Alliance at the European Parliament, marking a coordinated effort to tackle the environmental…