The ASPIS Open Symposium (OS) is an annual meeting of the members of the ASPIS cluster and the wider scientific community, focusing on advancing the safety assessment of chemicals without the use of animal testing. The 5th annual ASPIS OS takes place in Athens, Greece, on 17-18 September 2025, directly after the EUROTOX Congress.
The meeting will be entirely in-person.
Agenda
The symposium will present the latest work of the ASPIS cluster formed by the three Horizon 2020 consortia: ONTOX, PrecisionTox, and RISK-HUNT3R, focusing on the implementation of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for chemical risk assessment.
Registration
Registration for the ASPIS Open Symposium (OS) 2025 will be open on a first come, first served basis until the maximum of 150 participants is reached or until 1 August 2025.
Call for posters & flash presentations
All ASPIS cluster members will have the opportunity to present their research through posters and flash presentations, aiming to engage the attendees in lively and informative discussions. We particularly encourage young researchers and ASPIS Academy members to display their work.
One poster session will be held on each day of the symposium. The scientific flash presentation session will take place in the evening of the first day to give the opportunity to young researchers to pitch their poster during a 5-minute presentation.
Posters should focus on any of the following:
- Research carried out at ONTOX, PrecisionTox, or RISK-HUNT3R partner institutions directly contributing to ASPIS;
- Research carried out within the cross-project collaborative ASPIS Task Forces (former Working Groups).
A maximum of 42 posters and 9 flash presentations will be presented during the ASPIS OS 2025. Abstracts will be accepted on a first come, first served basis or until 14 August 2025.
Awards will be granted to the best posters.
If you are interested in presenting a poster or a flash presentation, do not forget to indicate it during registration. You will receive a separate abstract submission form later.
Download instructions for poster and flash talk presenters
Information for Attendees
More information on the event location and how to get to the meeting venue will be added closer to the date in the attendee info pack.
Contact
For any questions about the event, contact Géraldine Gelders (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ONTOX Project Manager) at Geraldine.Gelders@vub.be.
Date:
17-18 September 2025
Location:
Golden Age Hotel
Athens
Greece
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