Welcome to the ONTOX newsletter #1

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Kick-off meeting

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ONTOX is an EU Horizon 2020 funded project involving 18 European and US teams working on new approach methodologies to replace animal experimentation for chemical toxicity testing purposes.

The kick-off meeting was held on 4-5 May 2021.

Publications from consortium

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A systematic review of in vitro models of drug-induced kidney injury.

Irvine A.R, van Berlo D., Shekhani R., Masereeuw R. Current Opinion in Toxicology. 2021, Vol. 27: 18-26.

Link to the paper

In vitro liver toxicity testing of chemicals: a pragmatic approach.

Tabernilla A., dos Santos Rodrigues B., Pieters A., Caufriez A., Leroy K., Van Campenhout R., Cooreman A., Gomes A.R., Arnesdotter E., Gijbels E., Vinken M. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, Vol. 22: 5038.

Link to the paper

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Other project news
An interesting article written by a project partner – Altertox

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HOW NON-ANIMAL TESTING CAN RESHAPE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT POLICIES

“The development of alternatives to animal testing is not only an ethical and moral need, but it is also a necessary step to effectively address pollution – the largest environmental cause of disease and death worldwide”.

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