2026 American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting
26 – 29 July 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will present a poster at the 2026 American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Title: Chemical Characterization of Botanicals to Develop Dermal Toxicity Assessments Presented by: Dr. Josh Kellogg, Pennsylvania State University Go to Event Page
Birth Defects Research and Prevention 66th Annual Meeting
16 June 2026 HESI Global will be attending the Birth Defects Research & Prevention 66th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Botanical Safety Consortium Session: Platform Session 2 Title: Evaluation of Development and Reproductive Toxicity New Approach Methodologies for Botanicals HESI DART Committee Details will be added closer to the event Go to Event Page
New publication: A screening strategy for identifying the developmental and reproductive toxicity potential of botanicals
HESI Global is pleased to share a new publication from the Botanical Safety Consortium, “A screening strategy for identifying the developmental and reproductive toxicity potential of botanicals,” published in Pharmaceutical Biology. Botanicals are widely used in dietary supplements, cosmetics, and traditional medicines, but their safety can be difficult to evaluate because they are chemically complex and variable.…
Webinar: Translating in vitro mechanistic findings to in vivo toxicity outcomes: A case study of Usnic acid hepatotoxicity
11 June 2026 @10am ET HESI Global invites you to attend an upcoming webinar hosted by the Botanical Safety Consortium featuring Dr. Yitong Liu of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Liu will present “Translating in vitro mechanistic findings to in vivo toxicity outcomes: A case study of Usnic acid hepatotoxicity.” Abstract: New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) utilizing…
Council for Responsible Nutrition Webinar
20 May 2026 HESI Global Senior Scientific Program Manager Connie Mitchell will present at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) webinar, Use of New Approach Methodologies in the Safety Assessment of Dietary Supplements – Part Two. The webinar will explore how established non-animal methods and emerging NAMs are being applied to dietary…
2026 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
18 May 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will present at the 2026 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (MARM) during the session titled “Applications of New Approach Methods in Chemical Toxicology.“ Go to Meeting Website
Genetic Toxicology Association 2026 Annual Meeting
6 – 9 May 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will present a poster at the Genetic Toxicology Association 2026 Annual Meeting. Poster P19: Insights from an in Silico Evaluation of Phytoconstituents from 13 Botanical Extracts Investigated by the HESI Botanical Safety Consortium. Presented by Dr. Stefan Pfuhler (Procter & Gamble). Go to Meeting…
Toxicology 101 for Botanicals & Natural Products: A Hands-On Short Course at ICSB 2026
19 April 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC) is offering a special training course titled “Cultivating Safety: Toxicology 101 for Botanicals and Natural Products” on Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 12:00-4:00 PM CT in Oxford, Mississippi, as part of the International Conference on the Science of Botanicals (ICSB). This interactive short course will offer…
Society of Toxicology 2026 Annual Meeting and ToxExpo
22 – 25 March 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will be attending SOT 2026 in San Diego, CA, USA. Presentations Tuesday 24 March 9:15 am PT Evaluating the hepatotoxic potential of Green Tea and Kava Root Extract in primary human hepatocytes – presented by Kirsten Eckstrum, FDA Tuesday 24 March 1:00 – 1:15 pm PT…
11th German Pharm-Tox Summit
17 – 20 March 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will have a poster presentation on Thursday, March 19th at the 11th German Pharm-Tox Summit. Poster Number: P265Title: The Botanical Safety Consortium – advancing botanical safety through collaborative innovationsPresenter: Olaf Kelber (Bayer) Go to Meeting Website
The Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC) was officially convened in November 2019, as the result of a Memorandum of Understanding between the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the non-profit Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI).
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2026 American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting
26 – 29 July 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will present a poster at the 2026 American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.…
Birth Defects Research and Prevention 66th Annual Meeting
16 June 2026 HESI Global will be attending the Birth Defects Research & Prevention 66th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Botanical Safety Consortium Session: Platform Session 2…
New publication: A screening strategy for identifying the developmental and reproductive toxicity potential of botanicals
HESI Global is pleased to share a new publication from the Botanical Safety Consortium, “A screening strategy for identifying the developmental and reproductive toxicity potential of botanicals,” published in Pharmaceutical…
Webinar: Translating in vitro mechanistic findings to in vivo toxicity outcomes: A case study of Usnic acid hepatotoxicity
11 June 2026 @10am ET HESI Global invites you to attend an upcoming webinar hosted by the Botanical Safety Consortium featuring Dr. Yitong Liu of the U.S. Food and Drug…
Council for Responsible Nutrition Webinar
20 May 2026 HESI Global Senior Scientific Program Manager Connie Mitchell will present at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) webinar, Use of New Approach…
2026 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
18 May 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will present at the 2026 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (MARM) during the session titled “Applications of New…
Genetic Toxicology Association 2026 Annual Meeting
6 – 9 May 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will present a poster at the Genetic Toxicology Association 2026 Annual Meeting. Poster P19: Insights from an…
Toxicology 101 for Botanicals & Natural Products: A Hands-On Short Course at ICSB 2026
19 April 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC) is offering a special training course titled “Cultivating Safety: Toxicology 101 for Botanicals and Natural Products” on Sunday, April…
Society of Toxicology 2026 Annual Meeting and ToxExpo
22 – 25 March 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will be attending SOT 2026 in San Diego, CA, USA. Presentations Tuesday 24 March 9:15 am PT Evaluating the…
11th German Pharm-Tox Summit
17 – 20 March 2026 The Botanical Safety Consortium will have a poster presentation on Thursday, March 19th at the 11th German Pharm-Tox Summit. Poster Number: P265Title: The…
