Thomas Hartung

Thomas Hartung, Thomas Luechtefeld, Alexandra Maertens. Chapter 9 - The role of artificial intelligence in overcoming animal testing. In: Catharine E. Krebs, Gail A. Van Norman, eds. Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing. Academic Press; 2027:143-157. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443265143000072.

Love Hansell, Luisa Ferreira Bastos, Kelsey Beltz, et al. Chapter 19 - Safety within REACH? a transition analysis for the European Commission roadmap to animal-free safety assessment of industrial chemicals. In: Catharine E. Krebs, Gail A. Van Norman, eds. Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing. Academic Press; 2027:321-342. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443265143000102.

Justine C. Watkins, Thomas Hartung, Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers, et al. Chapter 18 - Phasing out animal tests: An analysis of the successful transition from rabbits to human-relevant methods in Europe. In: Catharine E. Krebs, Gail A. Van Norman, eds. Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing. Academic Press; 2027:289-319. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443265143000175.

Gro H. Mathisen, Paul Whaley, Birgit Kopainsky, et al. Preparing for CHANGE: How systems thinking supports an effective transition from animal studies to NAMs. NAM Journal. 2026;2:100118. doi:10.1016/j.namjnl.2026.100118

Timothy W. Gant, Alistair Boxall, Daniel Burgwinkel, et al. Building trust in the integration of artificial intelligence into chemical risk assessment: findings from the 2024 ECETOC workshop. Archives of Toxicology. 2026. doi:10.1007/s00204-025-04286-8

Ronit Mohapatra, Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, Hanyu Zhao, Thomas Hartung, Lena Smirnova. Towards learning and memory risk assessment with human brain organoids: barriers and opportunities. Frontiers in Toxicology. 2026;8. doi:10.3389/ftox.2026.1783893

Eike Cöllen, Kristina Bartmann, Jonathan Blum, et al. Mapping out strategies to further develop human-relevant, new approach methodology (NAM)-based developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) testing. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025. doi:10.14573/altex.2501091

Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, Leah Moenkemoeller, Alon Loeffler, et al. Human neural organoid microphysiological systems show the building blocks necessary for basic learning and memory. Communications Biology. 2025;8(1):1237. doi:10.1038/s42003-025-08632-5

Thomas Hartung. The turning point: April 2025 marks historic shift in US animal testing policy. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025. doi:10.14573/altex.2504301

Thomas Hartung, Lena Smirnova. A path forward advancing microphysiological systems. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025;42(2):183-203. doi:10.14573/altex.2504091