Félix Carvalho, graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences, holds a PhD in Toxicology and is Aggregated in Chemical Sciences by the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (FFUP), Portugal. Presently, Félix Carvalho is: - Full Professor of Toxicology at FFUP - Head of the Toxicology Laboratory at FFUP - Director of the Biological Sciences Department at FFUP - Former President of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology, - Former President of EUROTOX (Federation of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology) - President of the North Regional Section of the Portuguese Order of Pharmacists - Numerary member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Portugal - European Registered Toxicologist - European Certified Pharmacologist - External Expert of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) - Member of the Committee for Evaluation of Medicines at the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, I.P. (INFARMED) - Member of the editorial board of several scientific journals. His main area of research is Toxicology, with a particular interest in the evaluation of mechanisms of toxicity of xenobiotics (e.g. drugs of abuse, pesticides and toxins) and the development of antidotes. During the past 34 years, Félix Carvalho has published over 650 scientific articles/book chapters, and is co-editor of three books in the area of Toxicology: “Toxicologia Forense”, “Toxicologia Fundamental” and “Toxicologia Alimentar”.