ESTP 2026

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The European Society of Toxicologic Pathology (ESTP) is pleased to invite you to the 23rd ESTP Annual Congress entitled ‘Beyond Morphology: The Pathologist’s New Toolbox In A Data-Driven Era’.

The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) comprising internationally recognized experts is preparing a very interesting and diversified program showcasing new tools and approaches that are reshaping our profession - within and beyond morphologic examination. Invited speakers will address cutting-edge molecular technologies like spatial proteomics, metabolomics and MS imaging, new approach methodologies (NAMs), and the different applications of AI in toxicopathology. In addition, advances in the areas of genetically engineered animal models, alternatives to NHPs, group housing and virtual controls will be covered. The program will be balanced between brief introductions into selected methods, reviews of regulatory aspects and requirements for a strategic implementation in discovery and risk assessment, and ample core examples illustrating successes and limitations, predictability and translatability, and the pathologist’s role in the development and application of new tools and approaches.

The lectures, oral presentations and posters will be accompanied by a trade exhibition introducing new equipment, technologies, and services. The social program will include the welcome reception (29th September 2026), and a congress dinner (01st October 2026).

In conjunction, an IATP Satellite Symposium is planned to take place immediately before the congress, for which a separate registration will be needed.

The congress takes place in Krakow from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October 2026. Located in southern Poland, Krakow is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. The official capitol and the seat of Polish Monarchs from the 11th to the 16th century, the city boasts an architectural legacy ranging from the early Romanesque to the Modernist periods. In the well-preserved historic Old Town, one of the first UNESCO World heritage sites, you can visit the Wawel Hill complex with the Cathedral and Royal Castle, the Jagiellonian University founded in 1364, one of the world’s oldest universities, and Europe’s largest medieval town square with St. Mary's Basilica and the Renaissance cloth hall Sukiennice. You also shouldn’t miss the historic Jewish quarter of Kazimierz - an important center of creativity, cultural life, and gastronomic delights - or the nearby Wieliczka Salt Mine – a one-of-its-kind, hidden place of mystery and legends. In the evenings, you will fall in love with mouthwatering Polish culinary specialties and the unique atmosphere in the historical cellar bars dedicated to live music. We look forward to seeing you in Krakow!

With kind regards

Chairs of Scientific Organizing Committee on behalf of the ESTP

Anna-Lena Frisk
Distinguished Scientist Pathobio PSTS , Johnson & Johnson, Innovative Medicine, Belgium

Bhanu Singh
Head of Toxicology and Pathology, Drug Discovery, Calico Life Sciences LLC, USA