Exhibitor-Hosted Programs

Presented by: Charles River

Enjoy fast and fun poster presentations by students, postdocs, and new investigators who have a chance to win up to $500! The rules of this contest are simple: one PowerPoint slide, and two minutes to deliver a presentation to attendees and a panel of judges. All are invited to attend and support the future stars of toxicology!

Presented by: Comparative Biosciences, Inc.

This session reviews what ototoxicity is, how it is measured, and how antibiotics, anticancer agents, and many other drug classes damage hearing in animal models and humans. Participants will learn about the latest ototoxicity research and how the field of toxicology could take better advantage of this research to develop safer medicines more efficiently.

Presented by: Instem

Join this interactive session where SEND experts will share their practical insights amidst a period of change. During this time attendees will hear about the upcoming IND deadline, SEND 3.1, regulatory changes, and the impacts to QA. SEND aficionados and novices are all welcome!

Presented by: sbv IMPROVER, Philip Morris International

This session will discuss how INTERVALS3, a data & results sharing platform, can improve transparency in industry- funded research, how peer review journals can contribute to transparency and reproducible science, as well as how in-depth peer review by independent researchers can allow constructive criticism of, and enhanced trust in scientific results.

Presented by: Charles River

Preparing and analyzing tissue sections for quantitative endpoints can be technically challenging. Accurate tissue sampling, pristine quality histologic sections, consistent immunohistochemical staining, and appropriate analytical algorithms are critical for optimal, computer-assisted image analysis. This presentation will provide a technical perspective with tips on addressing the challenges with sampling, section preparation, staining and analysis.

Presented by: MultiCASE Inc.

This session summarizes a new analog search technique that effectively identifies relevant structural analogs for an alerting chemical, providing required evidence to analyze the relevance of a discovered alert. This evidence may be used as part of expert review suggested by the ICH M7 guideline.

Presented by: Aditya Imaging Information Technologies LLP

Histopathology of testicular tissue is considered to be the most sensitive tool to detect adverse effects on male reproductive function. When evaluating the tissue slides, seminiferous tubules of testes needs to be classified into different stages of spermatogenesis which is a painfully demanding task. We present a method to identify the 14 stages in rat testes making use of AI technologies on digital images of tissue slides.

Presented by: Envigo

Nonclinical safety assessment studies with products designed to alter immune system function are increasingly complex and therefore require study designs tailored to the specific biology of each product. This session will discuss the implementation of appropriate immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology assessments in nonclinical species for therapeutic products known to activate or suppress the immune system.

Presented by: Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Toxicologists and study directors will have an in-depth presentation on why a peer review may help the integrity of the entire study, approaches in designing a peer review evaluation, how consensus works, and when disagreements on interpretation happen, how to resolve these differences with a Pathology Working Group (PWG).

Presented by: JRF GLOBAL

Cost is a major factor in any outsourcing decision. India is a low-cost environment by western standards, but Indian standards have lagged behind western expectations. Ultimately, the development of Indian science and general globalization of resources will mean that standards will become acceptable. Can we identify this “tipping point?”