INVITOX 2004: 13th Workshop of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro,organised in cooperation with the Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology

Abstract

INVITOX 2004, the 13th Workshop of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro, was held on 8–11 September 2004, in Zegrze, Poland, in cooperation with the Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology. The workshop was attended by 112 participants from 19 countries. The programme included 11 main sessions and two round table discussions. The lectures of the invited speakers, together with short oral presentations and posters, covered the most important aspects of current research in the field of in vitro toxicology. ECVAM's strategies for the replacement of animal testing for toxic chemicals by alternative test systems were discussed.