He has a background in pharmaceutical sciences, holds a doctoral degree in experimental in vitro toxicology, is a European Registered Toxicologist and a trained chemical risk assessor. He is president of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro. He is a frequently consulted toxicologist by European agencies, industry and journals. He is author of as much as 150 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and books. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Cell Communication and Adhesion, European editor of the journal Applied In Vitro Toxicology and associate editor of the journal Toxicology In Vitro. He research expertise lies in the area of liver toxicity, mechanistic toxicology and in vitro toxicology.