The In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD) team aims to improve human health and safety through diverse activities:
- Toxicology, liver cell biology & pathology research
- Animal free (3Rs alternatives) in biomedical research
- Dermato-Cosmetology education and research
- Consumer safety research
- Pharmacy, toxicology and safety education
- Products & Services through our consortium of liver experts: B-Liver
NEWS & EVENTS
- COVID-19 and drug-induced liver injury: a problem of plenty or a petty point?
- Anti-NASH Drug Development Hitches a Lift on PPAR Agonism
- Robustness testing and optimization of an adverse outcome pathway on cholestatic liver inju
- new approach methodologies in toxicology included in the RE-Place data base.
- Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into induced hepatocytes: cracking the Enigma code
Recent Grants and Awards
- EvolvAKUre: a Darwinian approach to develop a cure for alkaptonuria
- IOF GEAR Brussels Liver Research to Valorisation Alliance (B-Liver)
- EU PANACHE: Production of next generation modulators of pannexins and connexins as novel therapeutics in the treatment of inflammatory cardiovascular, hepatic and joint diseases.
- H2020 TWINNING TWINALT: Towards excellence in alternative methods for toxicity assessment
- IRP Non-Animal Methodologies for Toxicity Testing of Chemical Compounds (TOXIN)
- National Award - Belgian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences (bsps.be)
IVTD in the media
- Biovox: Belgian initiatives boosting animal-free innovation
- Prof. Joery De Kock explains his exciting research into a cure for Alkaptonuria (AKU) for the AKU Society Blog
Open position for postdoctoral researcher
IVTD is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to support its experimental research in the context of an Interdisciplinary Research Program focused on the establishment of non-animal based, human relevant strategies to assess repeated dose liver toxicity.