Nouvelles
15 Mar 2021
Publication ”Reflections on the OECD guidelines for in vitro skin absorption studies“ - by SCAHT researchers Nancy Hopf, Aurélie Berthet, Elena Reale (Unisanté), et al. - was awarded 'DTSS Annual Paper of the Year'
The Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section (DTSS) of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) presents the 'Annual Paper of the Year Award' in recognition of an exceptional recent publication in the field of skin toxicology and pharmacology ...
4 Mar 2021
New OECD guidance: Identifying and selecting safer chemical alternatives
OECD guidance on hazard and exposure assessment and evaluating trade-offs, including case studies.
15 Fév 2021
EUROoC - Organ-On-Chip and the 3R: A virtual lab tour in 11 laboratories - Video published
15 PhD students give you a virtual lab tour in 11 laboratories, where they are working on finding alternatives to reduce animal testing ...
3 Fév 2021
Public consultation on the draft Scientific Opinion on "Development of Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) on developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) risk assessment" launched on EFSA's website
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 15 March 2021.
26 Jan 2021
New Research and Education Coordinator for the SCAHT
We would like to welcome Dr Stéphanie Boudon who has joined the SCAHT on 1 January 2021 as Research and Education Coordinator ...
17 Déc 2020
Launch of the new specialty section „Regulatory Toxicology“ in Frontiers in Toxicology
Today saw the launch of a new specialty section of the peer-reviewed open-access journal Frontiers in Toxicology, focusing on regulatory toxicology. Led by Specialty Chief Editor Prof Martin Wilks, the new section strives to be ...
4 Déc 2020
EFSA: "Have your say" - draft opinion on non-monotonic dose-response (NMDR), deadline: 4 February 2021
EFSA scientists’ proposal for an approach to evaluate the possible presence of ‘non-monotonic dose-response’ relationships for chemicals is open for comments ...
26 Nov 2020
Presentation on "BrainSpheres: testing neurotoxicity in human cells" by SCAHT researcher David Pamies
At the annual Swiss Animal Protection (STS) conference, SCAHT researcher David Pamies described the human stem cell-derived BrainSpheres system ...
24 Nov 2020
New opportunity at EFSA: Traineeship Call 2020-2021
For young graduates who want to play an active role in protecting 450 million EU citizens from food-related risks. Application deadline is 8 January 2021.
8 Oct 2020
New for regulatory chemical safety! Overview of Concepts and Available Guidance on OECD Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA)
This overview document is expected to contribute to a common understanding of IATA, by explaining key concepts and providing basic definitions, and to support easier access to existing resources ...