In contrast to previous years, we invite you to submit your session proposals that align with the congress theme:
“Ensuring Safety, Advancing Science: Bridging to the Future with NAMs”
You can enter the form to complete your prosal via the button below. Presenting authors will have the opportunity to prepare original research manuscripts or review papers for consideration in the ESTIV 2026 proceedings, to be published in the journal Toxicology In Vitro.
The deadline for session proposals is: Tuesday April 1, 2025 at 11:59am (CEST).
Draft Scientific Programme
The programme may still be subject to minor changes
Monday, June 29th, 2026
09:00-13:00: Pre-conference workshop
13:00-14:00: Lunch break
14:00-14:20: Opening Ceremony of the ESTIV 2026 Congress
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxicology Consulting Limited, Edinburgh, UK)
14:20-15:00: Keynote lecture I
15:00-16:00 ESTIV Early Scientific Career Award ceremony 2026 and Lecture
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxicology Consulting Limited, Edinburgh, UK)
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-18:30: Session 1
18:30-20:00: Welcome reception & Poster session
Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
08:30-09:00 Keynote Lecture II
09:00-10:30: Session 2a
09:00-10:30: Session 2b
10:30-11:00: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
11:00-13:00: Session 3a
11:00-13:00: Session 3b
13:00-14:00: Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
14:00-16:00: Session 4a
14:00-16:00: Session 4b
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-17:30: Early Stage Researcher Session 1
16:30-17:30: Industry session
17:30-18:30: Early Stage Researcher Session 2
17:30-19:30: Peer Review for Validation Studies
18:30 – 19:30: ESTIV General Assembly
Poster Session
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
08:30-09:00 Keynote Lecture III
09:00-10:30: Session 5a
09:00-10:30: Session 5b
10:30-11:00: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
11:00-13:00: Session 6a
11:00-13:00 Session 6b
13:00-14:00: Lunch break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
14:00-15:00 Session 7a
14:00-15:00 Session 7b- Towards Liver models
15:00-16:00: Debate session and Panel discussion
16:00-16:30: Coffee break, visiting exhibition area & poster viewing
16:30-18:30: Session 8a
16:30-18:30: Session 8b
18:30 – 19:30 Career development session and poster session
19:30 – Departures to Congress dinner & social evening
Thursday, July 2nd, 2026
08:30 – 9:00 Keynote lecture IV
09:00-10:00: Session 9a
09:00-10:00: Session 9b
10:00-11:00: Session 10a
10:00-11:00: Early Stage Researcher Session 3
11:00-11:30: Coffee break
11:30-12:45: Session 11a
11:30 – 12:45: Session 11b
12:45-13:30: Congress closing ceremony
Chairs: Dr Helena Kandarova (CEM SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia) & Dr Clive Roper (Roper Toxicology Consulting Limited, Edinburgh, UK)
POST-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
14:00-19:00: Post-conference workshop
Friday, July 3rd, 2026
09:00-13:00: Post-conference workshop