The 4th European Congress of Toxicologic Pathology took place at the Palais des Congrès in La Grande Motte, France, from September 27 to 29, 2006. More than 200 participants attended the key lectures, case presentations, free communications and poster presentations.

The main focus of the congress were the sensory organs Eye and Ear, including anatomy, pathology and mechanism of toxicity. Prior to the official ESTP program, a satellite meeting on Definition of no adverse effects in toxicologic studies was organized by the International Federation of Societies of Toxicologic Pathologist (IFSTP).

The congress organization team would like to thank all sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and participants for their valuable contributions and we are looking forward to another wonderful meeting in Basel, Switzerland, 2007.

• Dr. Lars Mecklenburg received the ESTP Publication Award 2006 for his publication "Mesenteritis precedes vasculitis in the rat mesentery after subacute administration of a phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor".
  
  
• The Boehringer Ingelheim ESTP Award 2006 winners are:
  1. Dr. Heike Marxfeld
  2. Dr. Stephanie Deppenmeier
  3. Dr. Guillaume Cornelis Maria (Guy) Grinwis
  
  
• Case descriptions and digital slides from the slide seminar:
  This was the third time that the ESTP conducted a slide seminar by use of digital images. The cases remain available for a few months after the Congress - please have a look.
  
  
• Minutes of the Annual General Assembly
  
  
• ESTP CD-ROM "Current Topics in Toxicologic Pathology – 2006
  Evaluation and Pathology of the Eye and Ear"
  This ESTP CD-ROM includes most of the presentations held during the Congress. The presentations are available as PDF files and are arranged in the time sequence of the congress. If you were not able to come to La Grande Motte, you can purchase this CD from our Website.
  
  
• Pictures from the Congress
  If you like to see some pictures taken during the congress, please use the link above.