Associate Consultants

To add to our internal expertise, we complement our team on a project basis with other independent toxicology, ecotoxicology or life cycle analysis consultants, namely Dr. Monica Garcia-Alonso (Specialty: Ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment of agrochemicals), Dr. Mark Martens (Specialty: Human toxicology and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals), Dr. Andrew Cockburn (Specialty: Human toxicology and risk assessment of agrochemicals, biocides and pharmaceuticals) and Dr. Erwan Saouter (Specialty: Environmental risk assessment, life cycle analysis and science communication). Brief biographical statements are provided below:

 

Monica Garcia Alonso [Ph.D]

Dr. Monica Garcia-Alonso is an environmental risk assessment and regulatory affairs consultant with 19 years of industry experience in the environmental safety assessment of pesticides and genetically modified crops. She obtained her Biology degree at the University of Barcelona in 1990, where she also earned her MSc in insect physiology in 1992. She obtained her PhD in neurobiology in 1997 from the University of Reading, UK.

Mark Martens [Ph.D, ERT]

Dr. Mark Martens has been active in toxicology, risk assessment and preclinical development for over 40 years in academia, authorities, industry (chemical, agrochemical, food, pharmaceutical) and is now active as an independent consultant in toxicology. He obtained a PhD in toxicology in 1976 from the school of pharmacy of the University of Ghent.

Andrew Cockburn  [Ph.D., ERT]

Dr. Andrew Cockburn, FSB FBTS, has an entire career as a toxicologist serving a wide range of industrial sectors including the agrochemicals, biocides and pharmaceuticals industry. He obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) First Class in biochemistry at Brunel University as well as his PhD in cardiotoxicity.

Erwan Saouter [Ph.D]

Dr. Erwan Saouter is an environmental risk assessment and life cycle analysis specialist with over 25 years of industry, consulting and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. on the speciation and bioaccumulation of mercury compounds. From 1991 to 1993, he was a research associate at the US EPA before joining in 1994 Procter & Gamble. In P&G he worked on environmental risk assessment of detergent chemicals and led the life cycle assessment before moving on in 2001 as a Scientific External Relations Manager leading a global science communication programme for P&G. In 2007, Erwan formed his own consultancy ‘Science & Environment SARL’ which is based in Geneva, Switzerland.