1 Jul 2025

"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

Seminars series organized by HFP - Human Foods Program

2 Mai 2025

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

25 Apr 2025

The Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT) at the University of Basel is seeking a highly motivated Scientific Coordinator to lead and advance an International STakeholder NETwork (ISTNET) initiative for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity (DART) testing.

14 Feb 2025

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

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

Further information can be found here.

12 Aug 2024

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5 Apr 2024

SCAHT Director Ellen Fritsche is member of the steering committee, session chair and will give a presentation at the DNT5 Conference which will take place on 7 - 10 April in Konstanz, Germany ...

5 Apr 2024

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) Deputy Director-General Salla Saastamoinen opened the EPAA NAMs Designathon Workshop, which took place at the JRC in Ispra on 20th March 2024 ...