News
16 Oct 2027
Announcement: 3R Online Seminar: Alternatives to animal use in research and education – Refine, Reduce & Replace 2025 (16 Oct - 11 Dec 2025)
The programme and all important information about this year's event can be found here: https://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/einrichtungen/vph/we11/weiterbildung/001_Versuchstierkundliche-Fort--und-Weiterbildung/index.html
30 Sep 2025
Kurs: "One Health: Konzept, Fallbeispiele, Herausforderungen und Umsetzung" (hybrid)
Das «One Health»-Konzept ist ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz, um die Gesundheit von Menschen, Tieren und Umwelt zu verbessern und nachhaltig zu schützen. Es erkennt an, dass die Gesundheit von Mensch, Tier und Umwelt eng miteinander verknüpft ist. Wir präsentieren Fallstudien aus interdisziplinären Forschungsinitiativen, die den «One Health»-Ansatz unterstützen, diskutieren die wissenschaftlichen Herausforderungen bei der Umsetzung des Konzeptes und stellen neue Ansätze zur Risikobewertung biologischer und chemischer Stressoren vor.
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 May 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.
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4 Oct 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
The new deadline for the MAS Toxicology is 31 August 2024!
Further information can be found here