Preliminary Programme

Thursday, 25 September, 2008

09.00 - 12.00
SSCT symposium on methods in cell toxicology

12.00 - 18.30
Registration for ESTIV2008 and poster allocation

12.00 - 14.00
Lunch

13.00 - 14.00
SSCT Board meeting

14.00 - 16.00
Session 1: Embryonic stem cells for developmental toxicology in-vitro
Invited speaker: Dr. Martina Klemm, Proteosys, Mainz , Germany

16.00 - 16.30
Coffee and poster viewing

16.30 - 18.00
Session 2: In vitro models in aquatic ecotoxicology
Invited speaker: Dr. Kristin Schirmer, Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland

19.00 - 19.30
Welcome and opening of ESTIV2008

19.30 - 20.30
The Björn Ekwall Memorial Award Lecture:
Relevance of in vitro cell responses to drugs and chemicals for predicting human toxicity. Reflections in the spirit of Björn Ekwall.
Prof. Erik Walum, Biovitrum, Sweden

20.30 Welcome reception