From in vitro to in vacuo: a call for space toxicology research

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Nuclear Medical Applications Institute, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, Belgium.
² Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: mathieu.vinken@vub.be.

Editorial

Ben Cools et al. Toxicology. 2026.

. 2026 Feb 23:154431.

doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2026.154431. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Nuclear Medical Applications Institute, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, Belgium.
² Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: mathieu.vinken@vub.be.

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Keywords: Adverse outcome pathways; Human physiology; New approach methodologies; Space toxicology; Spaceflight.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to declare.