General Information

Since the first European Meeting (International Workshop on the Application of Tissue Culture in Toxicology, July 1980, Soesterberg, The Netherlands), in vitro toxicology has aroused increasing interest in Europe, and a new scientific community has developed within this field.
In some countries, new scientific societies or research institutes dedicated to in vitro toxicology have been founded. After more than a decade of informal but productive collaboration, the time has come to give a more official status to this research framework at the European level.

ESTIV is a new society that aims to promote in vitro toxicology , both scientifically and educationally, in all countries of Europe, by:

promoting regular exchange of information on in vitro toxicology.
encouraging and extending research in in vitro toxicology in Europe.
encouraging education and training in in vitro toxicology at all levels in Europe.
co-operation with other organisations and societies concerned with in vitro approaches to toxicology.
facilitating communication between professionals in government, business and academia to promote effective application of in vitro methods of hazard identification and risk assessment, as they become available.
developing other activities that are pertinent to in vitro toxicology.

ESTIV Executive Board Members