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01/06/2026

🌈 June marks — a time to 🎊 celebrate diversity, inclusion, and the importance of creating environments where everyone can feel ✅ respected, safe, and valued for who they are.

In , we believe that excellent thrives through 🤝 collaboration between people with 📚 diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Building an 🌟 inclusive research environment is essential for fost

🧡 We stand with the + 👥 community and everyone working towards a more open, respectful, and inclusive culture.

29/04/2026

👀Watch the US Story with Philip Marx-Stölting, 🧠researcher in RISK-HUNT3R and the .

In this 🎙️interview, Philip highlights the importance of assessing 🙋🏻‍♂️human relevance when evaluating endocrine disruption. He explains how 🔬in vitro and 📊in silico models developed within RISK-HUNT3R support regulators in determining whether 🧪substances should be classified as endocrine ⚡disruptors.

Altertox Academy

24/04/2026

We're happy to see ONTOX featured in an article by Unknown Focus!

Take a moment to explore the coverage and learn more about how ONTOX is contributing to safer, animal-free chemical risk assessment.

👉 Read our new website post: https://ontox-project.eu/?p=33035

👉 Read the full article: https://unknownfocus.com/european-ontox-project-safer-chemicals-no-animal-testing/

The European ONTOX Project, coordinated by VUB, aims to transform chemical safety with AI-driven, animal-free methods that protect human health and the environment.

24/04/2026

🗓️24 April marks World Day for Laboratory Animals — a moment to reflect on the role of 🐁animals in research and the ongoing efforts to advance ✖️non-animal approaches.

In ONTOX, we are 🧠💪 working to deliver a ✅ solution for the safety assessment of chemicals, supporting better protection of ❤️ human health while reducing the need for 🐇animal testing.

Advancing reliable, 🥼science-based, and increasingly animal-free approaches remains a shared 🇪🇺 European ambition.

Learn more about ONTOX 👉https://ontox-project.eu/

22/04/2026

📺Watch the US Story with Nynke Kramer (Wageningen University & Research ), 🥼researcher in the project and cluster.

In this interview, Nynke 💡highlights the importance of integrating diverse tools to toxicology — from 🧫in vitro systems to 🖥️computational approaches — and underscores how global scientific 🤝cooperation is essential to move the field forward.

Altertox Academy

16/04/2026

🎥What is the future of chemical risk assessment? 👀Watch the US Story with Mathieu Vinken, coordinator of the project and the (2024–2026).

In this 📺video, Mathieu shares insights into the ⚙️tools and 💡innovations developed within ONTOX and ASPIS — and how they are set to 🌀shape the future of chemical risk assessment.

Altertox Academy

23/03/2026

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11/02/2026

📢Today, we join the global community in 🥳celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

This year marks 📆10 years of recognising women’s essential 🧠contributions to and innovation, and of advancing gender across !

👉In ONTOX, gender balance is not just a value. It’s a reality.

Our consortium is built on 🎯equal representation of women and men, and nearly 40% of our Work Package Leaders are women.

👏We proudly highlight outstanding female Work Package leaders:

🔸Susana Proença – Kinetic domain

🔸Roos Masereeuw – Nephrotoxicity

🔸Ellen Fritsche – Developmental Neurotoxicity

🔸Tamara Vanhaecke – Hepatotoxicity & Deputy Research Coordinator

🔸Helena Kandarova, ERT – Communication & Deputy Coordinator for Dissemination, Exploitation, Communication and Data Management

Their leadership, expertise, and dedication are 🚀driving scientific excellence within ONTOX, inspiring the next generation of researchers.

✅Because science thrives when talent, motivation, and opportunity come together, regardless of gender.

17/12/2025

📢 Insights No.7 is out now! ✨

In this edition, explore how artificial intelligence is advancing kidney risk assessment, discover more about Physiological Maps supporting mechanism-based chemical risk assessment, dive into updates on AOP development, and learn about new in silico liver models and mechanistic classification of drug-induced fatty liver disease (DIFLD).

👉 Don’t miss out! Dive into the & to stay updated on every new edition.

🔗 Read here: https://ontox-project.eu/newsletter/ontox-insights-7/
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13/12/2025

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