News

25 Jul 2025

Call for Abstracts: 11th German Pharm-Tox Summit 2026

92nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (DGPT) from 17–20 March 2026!

1 Jul 2025

SCAHT Research in New York Times

"I’ve Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them?"
The article highlights insights from Prof. Nancy Hopf, who presents key findings from the project “Dermal Penetration and Metabolism of Bisphenol A (BPA),” supported by both SCAHT and the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

26 Jun 2025

Neurospheres as a Model to Evaluate Developmental Neurotoxicity (DNT)

Seminars series organized by HFP - Human Foods Program

2 Mai 2025

ALTEX article from Thomas Hartung: "The turning point: April 2025 marks historic shift in US animal testing policy"

Thomas Hartung (CAAT / Johns Hopkins University) wrote an article on this subject.

14 Feb 2025

Prof. Ellen Fritsche has been awarded with the Poulsson Prize

The Poulsson prize is a recognition of the substantial contribution that Professor Dr. Ellen Fritsche has made to the scientific development of the field of toxicology and as an inspirer also in Norway. The Norwegian Society for Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSPT) invited her to give her Poulsson-lecture in Norway which she did on 25 January 2025 at the NSFT Winter Meeting in Beitostølen.

Prof. Ell…

4 Okt 2024

Ellen Fritsche appointed as Editorial Board Member of new Elesevier NAM Journal

The use of animals for toxicological testing of chemicals and biomedical research is increasingly criticized because of ethical concerns regarding animal welfare as well as given scientific flaws due to lack of human relevance ...

23 Aug 2024

Frontiers has published "Recommendations for the EU roadmap to accelerate the transition towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments"

Further information can be found here.

12 Aug 2024