News
22 Jan 2019
EFSA lowers safe level for toxic dioxins in food by a factor of seven
The EFSA expert panel CONTAM set a new tolerable weekly intake ...
13 Nov 2018
SCAHT AOP on developmental neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration
A newly published Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) links chemical effects during brain development to impairment of learning and memory and Alzheimer-like neurodegeneration ...
7 Aug 2018
New publication on quantitative risk assessment model for evaluating the safety of skin sensitizing plant protection products
Fruit of a collaboration between Federal Authorities and SCAHT researchers, this paper discusses a novel approach for quantitative risk assessment of the skin sensitizing potential of plant protection products ...
25 Jul 2018
SCAHT as a hosting partner for international students
The students are evaluating what is required for approval of alternative test methods to animal experimentation, with the focus on nanomaterial safety assessment ...
25 Jul 2018
WHO establishes new process for quality, safety and efficacy assessment of vector control products
Vector-borne diseases such as malaria or dengue fever are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in developing countries ...
7 Jun 2018
Concensus on inflammation in AOPs
This paper provides a consensus on how to best represent inflammation in a way that is biologically appropriate ...
16 May 2018
MAS Toxicology (Geneva/Lausanne) – Registration until 15 June 2018
New term: September 2018 - June 2020. Modules can be taken individually ...