Overview
Toxys is a Dutch biotech company specializing in animal-free in vitro toxicity screening solutions for pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and food safety assessment. The company develops mechanistic toxicology assays including ToxTracker for genotoxicity detection, ReproTracker for developmental toxicity, and ToxProfiler for broad toxicity profiling. Their services support early-stage compound screening through regulatory applications, helping organizations identify hazardous properties and reduce animal testing in drug and product development.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of toxicity testing does Toxys offer?
- Toxys offers a comprehensive portfolio of in vitro assays including ToxTracker for genotoxic compound identification, ReproTracker for developmental toxicity detection, and ToxProfiler for broad mechanistic toxicity profiling. These assays are designed for early compound screening, follow-up testing, mode-of-action assessment, potency ranking, and chemical read-across applications.
- Are Toxys assays suitable for regulatory submissions?
- Yes, Toxys provides predictive toxicology services and assays for safety testing from early screening through regulatory applications. Their assays are particularly valuable in adverse outcome pathway (AOP) and weight-of-evidence (WoE) approaches for chemical safety assessment.
- Does Toxys support animal-free testing?
- Yes, Toxys specializes exclusively in animal-free laboratory tests. The company develops in vitro assays specifically designed to reduce animal testing while providing relevant information for human health safety assessment of medicines, chemicals, cosmetics, and food products.
- Can Toxys assays be used in-house?
- Yes, Toxys offers ToxTracker and ToxTracker ACE kits to accommodate use of their assays in customer laboratories, in addition to providing services through their own facilities.
- What industries does Toxys serve?
- Toxys serves pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and food industries with expertise in genotoxicity, developmental toxicology, and mechanistic toxicity testing for novel compounds and products.