Pr. Toutain received his Veterinary Degree from National Veterinary School of Toulouse and PhD in Pharmacology from National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse. Pr. Toutain was Professor of Physiology and Therapeutics at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse. He has been president of European College of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (ECVPT), of the European Association of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (EAVPT); he was Deputy Chairman of Department of Animal Health at the French National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRAE).

Pr. Toutain was awarded an Honorary Member of the EAVPT; he was a recipient of The Llyod Davis Award by the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Honoris Causa by the University of London. Pr. Toutain is National Correspondent of the French agricultural Academia, Member of the Spanish Académico Correspondiente Extranjero de la Real Academia de Ciencias Veterinarias de Madrid.

Pr. Toutain’s main research interests are; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of veterinary and human drugs (NSAIDs, antibiotics, endectocides, corticoïds, levothyroxine ) and of endocrine disruptors (Bisphenol, PFAS); his field of expertise is Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics Modeling. He is ranked among the top 100 kineticists worldwide in the 2025 ScholarGPS Scholar, Institutional, and Country Rankings. Pr. Toutain has presented about 200 communications to scientific congresses, is author and co-author of 500 research articles and director of 20 Ph.D thesis.