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Congress theme: Ensuring Safety, Advancing Science: Bridging to the Future with NAMs<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ESTIV 2026 Congress focuses on the dual responsibility of ensuring human and environmental safety while advancing scientific innovation<\/strong>, highlighting New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) as a key bridge between cutting-edge research and real-world application. As toxicology moves toward more human-relevant, mechanistic, and data-driven approaches, NAMs offer unprecedented opportunities to improve predictive power, efficiency, and ethical standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Draft Scientific Programme as of January 31, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, June 29th, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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9:00-13:00 Pre-Congress workshop I <\/strong>
Research output management for NAMs made easy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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9:00-13:00 Pre-Congress workshop I<\/strong>I
Episkin Academy Training<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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14:00-14:15: Opening Ceremony of the ESTIV 2026 Congress <\/strong>
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxicology Consulting Limited, Edinburgh, UK)<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

14:15-15:00: Keynote lecture I <\/mark><\/strong> – Dr. Katrin Schutte – EC roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments<\/a><\/strong>
15:00-15: 45 BEMA 2026 award and lecture<\/a><\/mark><\/strong>
15:15 – 16:00 ESTIV 2026 Early Scientific Career Award <\/span>and Lecture<\/mark><\/strong>

16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing

16:30-18:30<\/b>: Session 1 –\ud83d\udfe6<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> – We know many of the barriers to adoption of NAMs, but what are the solutions?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18:30-20:00<\/strong>: Welcome reception & poster session<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
Theme: Regulatory Foundations & Standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

08:30-09:00<\/strong> Keynote Lecture II<\/strong> <\/mark>– Kelly Coleman – NAMs and Medical Devices: Challenges & Successes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0<\/strong>9:00-10:30: Session 2 – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: Update to OECD guidance document 34 on validation of methods & defined approaches<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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09:00-10:30: Session 2<\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe9 Track B<\/strong>: VHP4Safety \u2014 Next generation safety based on human data<\/a><\/strong>
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10:30-11:00<\/strong>: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11:00-13:00: Session 3<\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: International standards as the bridge to the future of safe medical devices<\/strong><\/a>
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11:00-13:00: Session 3<\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe9 Track B<\/strong>: Development and regulatory acceptance of NAMs in genetic toxicology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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13:00-14:00:<\/strong> Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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13:00-14:00:<\/strong><\/strong> Lunch session I <\/strong>– Connecting early-career Researchers: ASPIS Academy, PARC Junior Community, and VICT3R ESR network<\/a> <\/strong>
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14:00 – 14:30 – Announcement of Liebsch & Spielman Award<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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14:30-16:00: Session 4<\/strong><\/b> – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: Parameterisation of physiologically-based pharmacokinetics (PBPK) modelling for NGRA: designed to be protective<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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14:30-16:00: Session 4<\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe9 Track B: Evolution of an OECD test guideline and application beyond; Integrated NAMs for skin sensitisation hazard and point of departure for risk assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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16:00-16:30<\/b>: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16:30-17:30: Early Stage Researcher Session 1<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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16:30-18:30: <\/strong><\/b>Session<\/strong> 5<\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe9 Track B: From research to regulation: standardising innovative non-animal technologies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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17:30-18:30: <\/strong><\/b>ESTIV ECN – Career development session<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/b> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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18:30<\/strong> – 19:30<\/strong>: ESTIV General assembly <\/strong>
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
Theme: Applications and collaboration \u2014 Food, Environment & Therapeutics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

08:30-09:00<\/strong> Keynote Lecture III<\/mark><\/strong> – Prof. Liesbet Geris – Virtual Human Twins for advancing personalised toxicology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00-10:30: Session 6<\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe9 Track B: Replacing animals in therapeutic monoclonal antibody approvals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10:30-11:00<\/strong>: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
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1<\/strong><\/b>1:00-13:00: Session 7<\/b><\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: Complex chemical mixtures across environment-food-human continuum<\/a><\/strong>
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11:00-13:00 Session 7 <\/strong>– \ud83d\udfe9 Track B: Beyond positive results \u2014 interpreting NAMs for endocrine disruptors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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13:00-14:00: Lunch break, visiting<\/strong> exhibition area & poster viewing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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14:00-15:30 Session 8<\/strong><\/strong> – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: Systemic effects evaluation using NAM toolboxes \u2013 real-world cases<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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14:00-15:30 Session 8 – <\/strong><\/strong>\ud83d\udfe9 Track B: Towards robust and reliable in vitro models for developmental and reproductive toxicology<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15:30-16:30<\/strong>: International collaborations<\/strong>
Asian Federation of the Societies for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (AFSAAE)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
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16:30-17:00<\/strong>: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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17:00<\/strong>-18:30:  – Session 9 – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: <\/strong><\/b>Multimodal modelling<\/strong><\/strong><\/b>
of the gut compartment \u2013 NAMs for food safety<\/strong><\/strong><\/b><\/a>
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17:00<\/strong>-18:30:  Session 9 <\/strong><\/b>– \ud83d\udfe9 Track B: NAMs in cardiac safety<\/strong> <\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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18:30 – 19:30 – Early career scientists session 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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18:30 – 19:30: Session 10 – \ud83d\udfe9 Track B<\/strong><\/b><\/strong>:State of the art in in vitro DART assays \u2014 the bigger picture<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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19:30 –<\/strong> Departures to congress dinner & social evening<\/strong>
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2026
Theme: Advanced Methods, AI, Inhalation Toxicology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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08:30 – 9:00 Keynote lecture IV<\/mark><\/strong> – Prof. Jinhee Choi – Beyond the black box: bridging human and environmental safety via AOP-Based explainable AI for NGRA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00-11:00: Session 11 – \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: Advances & challenges in high throughput transcriptomics for risk assessment<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/b>
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09:00-11:00<\/strong><\/b>: Session 11 <\/strong><\/b>– \ud83d\udfe9 Track B: Guidance for in vitro Air\u2013Liquid interface inhalation toxicity assessment<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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11:00-11:30<\/strong>: Coffee break <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11:30-12:45: Session 12 <\/strong><\/b>– \ud83d\udfe6 Track A: AI-Powered toxicity screening \u2014 3Rs and regulatory adoption<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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11:30 – 12:45: Session 12 <\/strong>–\ud83d\udfe9 Track B<\/strong><\/b>: application & standardisation of in vitro inhalation methods<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

12:45-13:30<\/strong>: Congress closing ceremony<\/strong>
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxicology Consulting Limited, Edinburgh, UK)<\/em> <\/em><\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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POST-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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14:00-19:00: Post-conference workshop – I: <\/span><\/strong><\/strong>
Post-Congress Workshop | ICCS best practice guidance workshop: application of read across in cosmetic safety assessment <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00 ASPIS open symposium<\/a><\/mark><\/a><\/strong> and ASPIS ACADEMY session on GIVIMP<\/strong> <\/mark><\/a>
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