The scientific program committee has decided to schedule 2 paralell sessions to reflect the high demand for additional scientific, societal and regulatory topics to be discussed at the ESTIV congress.
Themes
Invited Speakers
- Bio-engineering, stem cells and disease models
- Models, biomarkers and assays for endocrine disruption and developmental toxicity
- Models, biomarkers and assays for systemic and immune toxicity
- Organ-on-chip models
- Challenges in cosmetic regulation
- Computational toxicology – in silico modelling, read-across, artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Local toxicity testing (safety and efficacy)
- Toxicokinetics and in vitro – in vivo extrapolation
- Animal product free NAMs
- In vitro methods for safety testing of biopharmaceuticals/biotherapies/vaccines
- NAMs in the Environmental toxicity / Green deal
- Mixtures and biomonitoring
- In vitro COVID-19 research/lung and cardiovascular models
- In vitro methods for safety assessment of medical devices
- GIVIMP, GCMP and GLP
- Other
Scientific Programme – Session detials
Monday, November 21st, 2022

09:00-13:00: Pre-conference workshop – Bridging across methods in the biosciences (BeAMs): the opportunity of COVID-19 (organised with JRC)
Chairs: Dr Annamaria Carusi & Dr Sofia Batista Leite
13:00-14:00: Lunch break
14:00-14:20: Opening of ESTIV 2022 Congress
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia – ESTIV President) & Dr João Barroso ( JRC, Ispra Italy -ESTIV Vice-president)
14:20-15:10: Keynote lecture by Dr Timothy Allen (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK / Ladder Therapeutics, Toronto, Canada)
Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Chemical Risk Assessment
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia – ESTIV President) & Dr João Barroso (JRC, Ispra Italy -ESTIV Vice-president)
15:10-15:15: ESTIV Early Scientific Career Award ceremony 2020/2022
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia – ESTIV President) & Dr João Barroso (JRC, Ispra Italy -ESTIV Vice-president)
15:15-16:00: BEMF Award ceremony and BEMA Lecture
Chairs: Prof. Stina Oredssson (Björn Ekwall Memorial Foundation, Sweden)
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-18:30: Session 1 – Bio-engineering, stem cells and disease models
Chairs: Prof. Peter Loskill (University of Tübingen, Germany) & D. João Barroso (JRC, Ispra, Italy – ESTIV Vice-president)
19:00-20:30: Welcome reception & poster session
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022
8:30-10:30: Session 2a – Models, biomarkers and assays for endocrine disruption and developmental toxicity
Chairs: Dr Thomas Knudsen (US EPA, Durman, USA) & Prof. Arno Gutleb (LIST, Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
10:30-11:00: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
11:00-13:00: Session 3a – Models, biomarkers and assys for systemic and immune toxicity
Chairs: Prof. Emanuela Corsini (Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy) & Dr Jochem Louisse (Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands)
13:00-14:00: Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
14:00-16:00: Session 4a – Computational toxicology – in silico modelling, read-across, artificial intelligence and machine learning
Chairs: Prof. Olivier Taboureau (University Paris Diderot, Paris, France) & Dr Tim Allen (Ladder Therapeutics, Toronto, Canada)
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-17:30: Early Stage Researcher Session 1
Chairs: Dr Erwin van Vliet (Innovitox, Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands) & Dr Pau Sancho-Bru (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain)
17:30-18:30: Early Stage Researcher Session 2
Chairs: Dr Montserrat Mitjans (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain) & Dr. Marketa Dvořáková (NIPH Prague, Prague, Czech republic)
8:30-10:30: Session 2b – Challenges in cosmetic regulations

Chairs: Dr Nathalie Alépée (L’Oréal, Paris, France) & Dr Erwin Van Vliet (Innovitox, Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands)
10:30-11:00: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
11:00-13:00: Session 3b – Organ on a chip
Chairs: Dr Sofia Batista Leite (JRC, Ispra, Italy) & Dr Arno Gutleb (LIST, Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

13:00-14:00: ILSI/ESTIV- sponsored lunch session: Application of non-animal methods and concepts in food risk assessment
Chairs: Dr Isabelle Guelinckx (ILSI Europe, Belgium) & Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia)
14:00-16:00: Session 4b – Local toxicity testing (safety and efficacy)
Chairs: Dr Montserrat Mitjans (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain) & Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia)
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-17:30: Sponsored session I
Chairs: Erin Hill (IIVS, Gaithersburg, MD, USA) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxcilogy Consulting Limited, UK)
17:30-18:30: Sponsored session II
Chairs: Erin Hill (IIVS, Gaithersburg, MD, USA) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxicology Consulting Limited, UK)
18:30-20:00: Wine reception & poster session.
Wednesday, November 23th, 2022
08:30-10:30: Session 5a – Toxicokinetics and in vitro–in vivo extrapolation
Chairs: Dr Nicole Kleinstreuer (NICEATM, Durham, USA) & Dr Jochem Louisse (Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands)
10:30-11:00: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
11:00-13:00: Session 6a – In vitro methods for safety testing of biopharmaceuticals/biotherapies/vaccines
Chairs: Dr Michael Rothe (Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany) & Prof. Anne Marie Vinggaard (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
13:00-14:00: Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
14:00-15:00: Debate session (for and against): Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Chemical Risk Assessment
Chair: Dr Joao Barroso (JRC, Ispra, Italy)
Invited Debaters: Dr Timothy Allen (Ladder Therapeutics, Toronto, Canada) and Dr Nicole Kleinstreuer (NICEATM, Durham, USA)
15:00-16:00: Poster teaser session: Flash presentations of selected posters
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-18:30: Poster session / Early career session
08:30-10:30: Session 5b – Animal product free NAMs
Chairs: Prof. Arno Gutleb (LIST, Luxembourg, Luxembourg) & Dr Joao Barroso (JRC, Ispra, Italy)
10:30-11:00: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
11:00-13:00: Session 6b – Knowledge sharing and education – how to implement the knowledge on NAMs and 3Rs into education systems
Chairs: Prof. Pilar Vinardell (Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain) & Erin Hill (IIVS, Gaithersburg, MD, USA)

13:00-14:00: JSAAE – sponsored session – Asian progress in 3Rs:
3rd Asian congress and KSAAE updates
Chairs: Dr Yasunari Kanda (National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan) & Dr Kwang-Mahn Kim (Yonsei University, South Korea)
15:00-16:30: Free communication session
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-18:30: ESTIV General Assembly
19:30- … Congress gala dinner & social evening
Thursday, November 24th, 2022
08:30-10:30: Session 7a – Mixtures risk assessment in the past and the future
Chairs: Prof. Andreas Kortenkamp (Brunel University London, London, UK) & Prof. Anne Marie Vinggaard (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
10:30-11:00: Coffee break
11:00-12:40: Session 8a – In vitro methods for safety assessment of medical devices
Chairs: Dr. Christian Pellevoisin (MatTek Life Sciences, France) & Dr. Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia)
08:30-10:30: Session 7b – Implementation of NAMs into regulatory frameworks – establishing scientific confidence, development of standards and good practices
Chairs: Dr. Marketa Dvořáková (NIPH Prague, Prague, Czech republic) &Dr. Jochem Louisse (Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands)
10:30-11:00: Coffee break
11:00-12:40: Session 8b – In vitro COVID-19 research / Lung and cardiovascular models
Chairs: Prof. Arno Gutleb (LIST, Luxembourg, Luxembourg) & Dr. Yasunari Kanda (National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan)
12:40-13:30: Congress closing ceremony
Chairs: Dr. Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Dr. João Barroso (JRC, Ispra Italy)
14:00-19:00: Post-conference workshop with EPISKIN Academy
14:00-19:00: ASPIS Cluster meeting
Friday, November 25th, 2022
08:30-16:00: Post-conference workshop with EpiSkin Academy
08:30-16:00: ASPIS Cluster meeting
Scientific Programme – tabular overview
Time | Monday 21.Nov 2022 | Tuesday 22.Nov 2022 | Wednesday 23.Nov 2022 | Thursday 24.Nov 2022 | Friday 25.Nov 2022 |
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08:30-10:30 | Pre-conference workshop – Bridging across methods in the biosciences (BeAMs): the opportunity of COVID-19 (organised with JRC) | Session 2a – Models, biomarkers and assays for endocrine disruption and developmental toxicity Session 2b – Challenges in cosmetic regulations | Session 5a – Toxicokinetics and in vitro–in vivo extrapolation Session 5b – Animal product free NAMs | Session 7a – Mixtures risk assessment in the past and the future Session 7b – Implementation of NAMs into regulatory frameworks – establishing scientific confidence, development of standards and good practices | Post-conference workshop with EPISKIN Academy *** ASPIS Cluster meeting |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | ||
11:00-13:00 | Pre-conference workshop – Bridging across methods in the biosciences (BeAMs): the opportunity of COVID-19 (organised with JRC) | Session 3a – Models, biomarkers and assys for systemic and immune toxicity Session 3b – Organ-on-chip models | Session 6a – In vitro methods for safety testing of biopharmaceuticals/biotherapies/vaccines Session 6b – Knowledge sharing and education – how to implement the knowledge on NAMs and 3Rs into education systems | Session 8a – In vitro methods for safety assessment of medical devices Session 8b – In vitro COVID-19 research / Lung and cardiovascular models | Post-conference workshop with EPISKIN Academy *** ASPIS Cluster meeting |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing ILSI/ESTIV- sponsored lunch session: Application of non-animal methods and concepts in food risk assessment | Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing JSAAE – sponsored lunch session – Asian progress in 3Rs: 3rd Asian congress and KSAAE updates | Congress closing ceremony | |
14:00-16:00 | Opening of ESTIV2022 Keynote lecture ESTIV Early Scientific Career Award ceremony 2020/2022 BEMF Award ceremony and BEMA Lecture | Session 4a – Computational toxicology – in silico modelling, read-across, artificial intelligence and machine learning Session 4b – Local toxicity testing (safety and efficacy) | Debate session (for and against): Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Chemical Risk Assessment (Debate session I) | Post-conference workshop with EPISKIN Academy *** ASPIS Cluster meeting | ASPIS Cluster meeting |
16:00-16:30 | Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing | Coffee break | |
16:30-18:30 | Session 1 – Bio-engineering, stem cells and disease models | Early Stage Researcher Sessions I & II Sponsored sessions I & II | Early Stage Researcher Poster session / Early career session ESTIV General Assembly | Post-conference workshop with EPISKIN Academy *** ASPIS Cluster meeting | |
19:30-…. | Welcome reception & poster session | Congress gala dinner & social evening |