16 Feb 2018

The EU Commission has published a new Regulation that lowers the regulatory specific migration limit ('SML') for Bisphenol A in food contact materials ...

16 Jan 2018

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are inviting interested parties to comment on the draft guidance document for identifying endocrine disruptors under EU legislation for pesticides and biocides ...

20 Dec 2017

Wishing you and your families a relaxing and peaceful festive season, and a very happy New Year 2018. Martin Wilks and the SCAHT team

18 Dec 2017

The School of Life Sciences of the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) already has collaborations with the SCAHT through the Molecular Toxicology group headed by Prof Laura Suter-Dick, and has expressed an interest to join the SCAHT network ...

14 Dec 2017

In December 2017, EFSA’s expert Panel CEF discussed and endorsed a scientific protocol for the upcoming re-evaluation of Bisphenol A (BPA) hazards ...

14 Dec 2017

On 29th November, the State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Dr Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, visited the SCAHT at the University of Geneva ...

10 Nov 2017

The Effectopedia tool which is an integrative part of the AOP Knowledge Base allows quantitative depiction of the relationships between molecular initiating events, key events, and the in vivo adverse outcomes within an Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) ...

27 Oct 2017

says Rex FitzGerald in an interview for the OpenTox EURO 2017.

4 Sep 2017

The event gathered researchers from all institutions participating in the SCAHT, as well as representatives from the Swiss regulatory authorities ...