Tim chats with Marthe Vandeputte about the current and potential uses of activity based assays in forensic toxicology. Links to a couple of Marthe's papers on the topic are below:Validation of activity-based screening for synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in a large set of serum samplesIn vitro functional characterization of a panel of non-fentanyl opioid new psychoactive substancesContact us at toxpod@tiaft.orgFind out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.orgThe Toxpod is a production of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists. The opinions expressed by the hosts are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of TIAFT.