{"id":14477,"date":"2026-03-27T07:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/?p=14477"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:00:35","slug":"special-issue-completed-estiv-2024-the-application-of-new-approach-methodologies-nams-in-drug-discovery-and-drug-and-chemical-safety-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/special-issue-completed-estiv-2024-the-application-of-new-approach-methodologies-nams-in-drug-discovery-and-drug-and-chemical-safety-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Issue completed &#8211; ESTIV 2024: The Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Drug Discovery and Drug and Chemical Safety Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 22nd International Congress on In Vitro Toxicology (ESTIV 2024) was held in the historic and picturesque city of Prague from 3 to 6 June 2024. Centred on the pivotal theme, <em>\u201cThe Application of NAMs in Drug Discovery and Drug and Chemical Safety Assessment,\u201d<\/em> the congress provided a dynamic platform for professionals to present and discuss the latest advances and research in the field of in vitro, in silico, and alternative methods (NAMs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/special-issue\/10H2ZJ275J9\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Virtual Special Issue (VSI ESTIV 2024)<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> includes selected contributions from participants of the ESTIV 2024 Congress submitted to Toxicology in Vitro. All manuscripts underwent the journal\u2019s usual peer-review, revision, and production procedures. Once accepted, articles were published online immediately after final preparation and did not need to wait for the completion of the full issue. The published papers were subsequently assembled under the Virtual Special Issue, thereby creating a focused collection of congress-related contributions within the journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Articles of the special virtual issue ESTIV 2024 are summarized below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"block-list\">\n<li>Editorial: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0887233326000391?via%3Dihub\" class=\"ek-link\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">ESTIV 2024: The Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Drug Discovery and Drug and Chemical Safety Assessment<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><br>Helena Kand\u00e1rov\u00e1, Mark\u00e9ta Dvo\u0159\u00e1kov\u00e1, Beno\u00eet Maisonneuve, May 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S088723332600024X\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">ESTIV early career network: A growing initiative to support the next generation of NAMs-oriented toxicologists<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><br>Mohamed F.&nbsp;Abdallah,&nbsp;Luiz&nbsp;Ladeira,&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;P\u00f4bi\u0161,&nbsp;Andreas O.&nbsp;Stucki,&nbsp;Bambou Xuezhu&nbsp;Tan,&nbsp;Beno\u00eet&nbsp;Maisonneuve,&nbsp;Clive&nbsp;Roper,&nbsp;Helena&nbsp;Kan\u010f\u00e1rov\u00e1, May 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0887233325001195\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Isolation and characterization of bovine Limbal mesenchymal stromal cells for application in ocular toxicity studies<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><br>Martina Daniela Benedetti, Mariela Lenze, Mora Ren\u00e9e Garc\u00eda, Sof\u00eda F\u00e1tima&nbsp;Maga\u00f1a Guerrero,&nbsp;Silvia&nbsp;Wikinski,&nbsp;Yonathan&nbsp;Garfias, Mar\u00eda Laura Guti\u00e9rrez, December 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0887233325001171\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Employing histopathology to enhance the BCOP test: The emerging role of stromal thickness as a quantitative endpoint<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><br>Mart\u00edn Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Mariela Lenze, Martina Daniela Benedetti, Mora Ren\u00e9e Garc\u00eda, Romina&nbsp;Mart\u00ednez,&nbsp;Silvia&nbsp;Wikinski, Mar\u00eda Laura Guti\u00e9rrez, December 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0887233325000943\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">CiPA-qualified human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes: A new frontier in toxicity testing by evaluating drug-induced arrhythmias<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><br>Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Konala, Rutuja Kuhikar, Shruti More, Matthias Gossmann, Bettina&nbsp;Lickiss,&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;Linder,&nbsp;Jaganmay&nbsp;Sarkar,&nbsp;Paresh&nbsp;Bhanushali Amit Khanna, October 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S088723332500013X\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">In vitro human skin absorption of ethyl salicylate, pentyl salicylate, and (Z)-3-hexenyl salicylate from topical formulations: Effects on permeation and distribution<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><br>Kaushal Joshi, Darren M. Green, A. Christian Jones, Sophie E. Davies, Sophie G.&nbsp;Stocks,&nbsp;Arianna P.&nbsp;Bartlett, Anne Marie Api, April 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0887233324001863\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Exploring the potential of reconstructed human epithelial tissue models for safety assessment of intraoral medical devices<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><br>Peter P\u00f4bi\u0161, Tatiana Milasov\u00e1, Helena Kand\u00e1rov\u00e1, April 2025<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESTIV would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to all contributors to the congress and to this special issue, which highlights some of the science and activities that took place during the congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1576\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/special-issue-estiv-2024-completed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/special-issue-estiv-2024-completed.png 1576w, https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/special-issue-estiv-2024-completed-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/special-issue-estiv-2024-completed-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1576px) 100vw, 1576px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESTIV would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to all contributors to this special issue, which highlights some of the science and activities that took place during the congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14482,"ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_searchwp_excluded":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_core_expirator_enabled":"","_core_expirator_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_redirect":"","rank_math_redirect":"","redirect":"","_core_expirator_redirect_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14495,"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14477\/revisions\/14495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/14482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estiv.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}