This innovative event brought together scientists, local, national and EU-level policymakers, and citizen activists, and ensured policy debates heard from all relevant voices, including those directly affected by this environmental problem.
The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) hosted the first ever joint Congress on 10th to 13th May 2025, attracting over 7,800 delegates from more than 120 countries.
The event, ‘Connecting Endocrinology Across the Life Course’, brought together paediatric and adult endocrine specialists from across Europe and the rest of the world at The Bella Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, to experience the latest endocrine research and developments, providing a unique opportunity for learning new perspectives and enabling scientific exchanges across both paediatric and adult endocrinology.
On 14 May, ESE and ESPE, and the Danish endocrine community, hosted an event titled: “Minimising the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on health and environment: A scientific update following the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE 2025.”
Organised with the support of Copenhagen Legacy Lab, the event aimed to create a positive long-term scientific and policy legacy from the Joint Congress in Denmark, Europe and internationally. Almost 300 in-person and online participants joined to hear the latest scientific and policy developments in the area of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
Events like this motivate stakeholders to embrace the value that science brings to this debate; they can act upon that to benefit future generations
Further Learning:
Event website: Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE 2025
Copenhagen Legacy Lab: Cases from Congresses
