About This Meeting

A Brief History: European Evidential Breath Test Group

The aim of this meeting is to foster collaboration, facilitate knowledge sharing, build professional connections, and drive advancements in evidential breath testing. Over time, the group has expanded to include a broader range of breath testing stakeholders, including aviation, law enforcement, and road safety professionals.

The European Evidential Breath Test Group was established in 2018 in Stockholm, bringing together experts and professionals involved in evidential breath testing programmes. Representatives from Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, and Finland convened to discuss
key issues, advancements in technology, and opportunities for improvement in breath
alcohol testing.
Following the initial meeting, Dublin hosted the second gathering in 2019. After a pause due
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group reconvened in Finland in 2023. The Medical Bureau of
Road Safety (MBRS) has volunteered to host the next meeting, now taking place at Dublin
Castle, May 2025.

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Conference Details

Date29th-30th MAY 2025

TimeDay 1. 15:30 - 17:00
Day 2. 08:30 - 16:30

FeeRegistration Is Required

LocationBedford Hall, Dublin Castle, Ireland

OrganisersMedical Bureau of Road Safety

Sponsors Respro/Drager, Alcolock UK, Lion, Intoximeters

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Agenda

DAY 1: 29th MAY SESSION 1
Start time: 15:30
15:30- 17:00 - User Group members discussion
16:00- 16:45- Sponsor set up- location: side room to Bedford Hall.
17:00 - Dinner and Irish Entertainment Show

DAY 2: 30th MAY SESSION 2
Start time: 08:30
08:30- Registration, early morning coffee
09:30- Welcome address by Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS), Ireland
09:40- Speaker 1 (Breath Testing in Ireland, 20 mins)
10:05- Speaker 2 (Sponsor 1, 15 mins)
10:25- Speaker 3 (Road Safety Authority (RSA) – Road Safety In Ireland, 30 mins)
11:00- Coffee & Sponsor room walk around
11:30- Speaker 4 (Finland – Alcohol & Breath Testing in Finland, 20 mins)
11:55- Speaker 5 (Sponsor 2, 15mins)
12:15- Speaker 6 (Norway – Alcohol & Drug Testing in Norway, 20 mins)
12:40 – Speaker 7 (Sponsor 3, 15mins)
13:00- Lunch & Sponsor room walk around
13:45- Castle Tour (approx 1 hr)

14:45- Speaker 8 (TBC 30 mins)
15:20- Speaker 9 (Sweden – Evidential Breath Testing in Sweden, 20 mins)
15:45- Speaker 10 (Sponsor 4, 15 mins)
16:00- Questions/Discussion
16:05- Closing address by Medical Bureau of Road Safety Ireland (MBRS), Ireland

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Keynote Speakers & Sponsors

Summary of Speakers and or Sponsors

Louise Lawlor

Principal Analyst

Louise Lawlor has been a Principal Analyst at the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) in Ireland since 2017, leading the Alcohol Programme. Her role encompasses blood and urine analysis for alcohol, as well as overseeing the breath testing programme. Under her leadership, the breath testing programme has expanded to include aviation breath testing, and the alcohol ignition interlock approval programme, as well as the roadside breath test devices and evidential breath test instrument programmes. With over 25 years of prior experience in alcohol and drug testing, Louise previously worked at the National Drug Treatment Centre Laboratory in Dublin city. She holds a Master of Science degree in Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Bachelor of Science degree in Toxicology.
Louise is dedicated to advancing forensic alcohol testing and continues to play a key role in
ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of Ireland’s breath testing programmes.

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Kirsi Muuriaisniemi-Skippari

Forensic Toxicologist

Kirsi Muuriaisniemi-Skippari holds a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Helsinki. She has worked for over two decades at the Forensic Toxicology Unit of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, where she leads the Alcohol Programme. Her responsibilities include the ethanol analysis of blood, serum, and urine samples, as well as quality control for evidential breath alcohol testing. In addition to her role in forensic toxicology, Kirsi has worked extensively as a police expert specializing in alcohol testing. She has been a key contributor to the development of evidential breath alcohol testing practices within the police force and has played a central role in the procurement of evidential breath test devices - ensuring they meet both the operational requirements of law enforcement and the necessary quality and certification standards. Prior to this, she worked for four years in drug testing at the Crime Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation.

Respro

Sales and Service support base for all Dräger Industrial Safety Products and also Bauer Commpressors. We are an ISO9001:2015 accredited company.

Intoximeters

Intoximeters, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with a subsidiary in Totnes, Devon, UK, has been a leader in breath alcohol detection since 1945. Initially serving law enforcement, probations, and corrections, they've expanded to address alcohol abuse in various sectors, including industrial occupational health. Intoximeters utilizes advancements in sensor and data processing technologies and provides comprehensive customer support, including training in the operation and maintenance of its instruments and software

Alcolock UK

Alcolock UK, a part of Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (ACS), is a leading provider of alcohol interlock devices and breathalyzers, catering to both individual and commercial clients. With roots tracing back to law enforcement technology since 1976, they offer comprehensive services, including device installation, calibration, and training, and collaborate with Automotive OEMs for integrated alcohol sensing solutions. Alcolock UK is dedicated to promoting safer driving through the provision of reliable alcohol testing technology.

Lion Laboratories

Lion Laboratories Ltd., based in the UK, specializes in breath alcohol analysis and supplies equipment to the UK police and exports to around 70 countries. Recognized as a market leader, they developed the fuel cell sensor for handheld electronic screening instruments and received the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1980

Medical Bureau of Road Safety

Medical Bureau of Road Safety, Health Science Centre, UCD,Belfield, Dublin 4.

T: +353 1 716 5555

Eircode: D04 C7X2

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