The Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology (SSCT) established the Björn Ekwall Memorial Foundation in 2001. The main goal of the BEMF is to honour the memory of Dr. Björn Ekwall by giving a reward to the scientists who have substantially contributed to the field of cell toxicology, e.g. by developing new in vitro tests, or via mechanistic or validation studies.Read more ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Professor Vera Rogiers from Vrije Universiteit
Brussel (VUB), Belgium, is the recipient of the Björn Ekwall Memorial Award for
the year 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report from the SSCT-Swetox workshop 12-15 October 2015, Bommersvik, Järna, Sweden by A. Kolman och E. Walum --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The BEMF board has selected Prof. Michael Balls from England as recipient of the 2015 Björn Ekwall Memorial Award --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report from the 9th World Congress on
Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences 24-28 August 2014, Prague, Czech
Republic by A. Kolman and H. Tähtii --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The BEMF board has selected Dr. Tuula Heinonen from Finland as recipientof the 2014 Björn Ekwall Memorial Award --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frontiers in Cell Toxicity Testing: The 29th Workshop of SSCT Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology (SSCT) celebrated its 30 year activity.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Human in vivo
database now on ACuteTox home page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The BEMF board has selected Prof. Per Artursson from Sweden as recipient of the 2013 Björn Ekwall
Memorial Award ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Swedish Animal Friends National Organisation is one of the most significant donators to the BEMF ______________________________________________________________________________
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