The IPS Programme is used mainly by the Commission. It is a programme capable of ranking chemicals as a function of their potential risk, thus establishing a priority list for further investigation of their properties. The IP Unit is equipped with instrumentation for sampling and analysing organic compounds. This type of equipment enables the IP Unit to deal with complex mixtures at relatively low concentrations which is typical of environmental pollution from organic compounds and, in particular, of indoor air pollutants. Cross-section of the test chamber of Indoortron.
All measurements are in millimetres.
Eight laboratory rooms are dedicated to the manipulation of cell and tissue cultures. A laboratory for biochemical and microscopic analysis is available, which is equipped with a modern flow cytometer. These instruments are being used by research groups involved in the development and evaluation of new in vitro tests. The Unit also has a fully equipped laboratory for molecular biology as well as a laboratory for analytical toxicology which is dedicated to the evaluation of biochemical responses following the in vitro exposure of cells and tissues to toxic chemicals and drugs.