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Paula van Rossum

Toxys signs agreement with BioPartner Leiden for new laboratory

Leiden, The Netherlands. May 5, 2020 - Toxys is an innovative Dutch biotech company that develops unique animal-free laboratory tests for the safety assessment of novel medicines, chemicals, cosmetics and food. Today, Toxyssigned an agreement with BioPartner Leiden for its new laboratory facilities. In spring...

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ToxTracker webinar with user applications now available!

On the 18th of March our webinar on ToxTracker, including use applications for the Fragrance and Flavour industry and Agro-Chemical industry has been held. During this webinar, our new assays, ReproTracker and TubulinTracker, were also launched. The webinar can be found at our dedicated website for all...

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ToxTracker event and launch party at SOT 2020

You are cordially invited to join the ToxTracker event and launch party during the SOT 2020 meeting in Anaheim. During this event we will launch new assays, software and the ToxTracker Academy. We will also update you on the latest developments around ToxTracker and its...

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Toxys strengthens leadership team with appointment of CBO and COO positions

Leiden, The Netherlands. Jan. 21, 2020 - Today, Toxys announces the appointment of a Chief Business Officer (CBO) and a Chief Operating Officer (COO). Toxys BV is a biotech company based in Leiden, The Netherlands, that provides innovative, high-fidelity in vitro toxicity screening solutions to identify carcinogenic and other hazardous properties...

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ToxTracker for regulatory applications

We are frequently asked whether ToxTracker data have ever been included in safety dossiers to the regulatory authorities. The answer is yes, but often this information is not publicly available. And in many cases we simply don’t know. But now there is an example available...

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Greatly improved metabolising system for ToxTracker

5 July 2018 - ToxTracker is an in vitro assay that provides detailed insight into the mode-of-action of genotoxic compounds. The assay is generally performed in the absence and presence of a metabolising system. Metabolic activation of compounds is included following the industry standard by...

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ToxTracker applied for testing Cobalt nanoparticles

In collaboration with scientists at the Karolinska institute and KTH  in Sweden, we recently published a paper about application of ToxTracker for genotoxicity testing of Cobalt nanoparticles. There is a growing demand for fast and reliable assays to identify nanoparticle-induced toxicity and underlying mechanisms. In the...