• 2 months 3 weeks ago Help us improve our website: http://t.co/vY9vRzmYRH! Please take our visitor survey: http://t.co/8gY0wRZtGx. Thank you...
  • 2 months 3 weeks ago 1st European Research Forum on Healthy Ageing: 03 Sept in Bxl. Policy makers, scientists, industrials: save the date! http://t.co/6TXrBI5rdt
  • 3 months 4 days ago Gender inequalities in health: a matter of policies according to @sophieproject http://t.co/TzwZzXko3g
  • 4 months 2 days ago 1/3 of cancer patients killed by 'fat-burning' process termed cachexia, @CNIO_Cancer researchers say http://t.co/GjfipsdG2R
  • 5 months 1 hour ago New EU research project @pneumonp aims to tackle antibiotic resistance via inhalable nano therapeutics #nanomedicine http://t.co/VQN9WHojG2
  • 5 months 2 weeks ago Urban renewal improves the health of neighbours in Barcelona according to EU-funded project @sophieproject http://t.co/F0mKCdPBZ5
  • 5 months 2 weeks ago Check this article on #CommHERE: how to spread the word about research and reach out beyond the scientific community http://t.co/VDcKVDEfcc
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago Scientists @CNIO_Cancer among the 40 most important global researchers http://t.co/Rc0hIsq6dN
  • 6 months 4 weeks ago 2nd workshop @CIBER_ISCIII to strengthen the EU‐LAC Health Research Cooperation http://t.co/93qLQObcQj
  • 8 months 2 weeks ago The European Symposium in Drug Synthesis @unisiena will take place on May 18-23. You can register until April 15!! http://t.co/V8kxQIev9S

NOTOX

Portrait of Elmar Heinzle, Coordinator of the EU Project NOTOX

Prof. Elmar Heinzle

Scientific Coordinator of NOTOX, based at Saarland University, Germany

Research field

Systems Biology, Toxicology

If you like this
If you want to know more
Research Profile

Who?

Professor Elmar Heinzle is a Chemical Engineer at the University of Saarland in Germany. He is the Scientific Coordinator of the NOTOX project. “My professional interests are cellular networks and metabolic engineering. Alternatives for animal testing clearly have to involve computer models”, says Elmar Heinzle.

Why?

Since the ban on the marketing of cosmetics tested on animals came into force, the search for alternative testing methods for safety assessment is more pressing than ever. The development of non-animal testing methods, especially when it comes to reliably predicting long-term toxic effects, is a major scientific challenge.

What?

Your liver is responsible for the elimination of toxic substances from your body. NOTOX scientists use test tube experiments to learn how toxins affect liver cells. Prof. Heinzle: “We will use our observations in cells to develop computer models. These will help to predict the long-term toxic effects of cosmetics on the body.”

How?

NOTOX brings together eleven internationally renowned and interdisciplinary research teams from all over Europe. NOTOX technologies will base predictions on biological mechanisms of action. The computer models will allow for reliable long-term predictions and thus help to replace animal testing in the long run.

Developing computer-aided methods to replace animal testing

In the Picture
In the Picture
NOTOX project website NOTOX Leaflet (scientific audience) NOTOX Leaflet (public audience) SEURAT-1 Cosmetics Europe Communications of the ACM ECVAM - The European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods ECOPA - The European Consensus-Platform for alternatives ESTIV - European Society of Toxicology in Vitro Eurotox - linking all toxicology societies in Europe EPAA - The European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing ECHA - The European Chemicals Agency PDF versionPDF version
Image credits

Background image: Sytske Roskam

Portrait of the project coordinator: NOTOX

Timeline (in chronological order): NOTOX