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May 06, 2008 | 01:32 PM CDT
DB-ALM Creates Database of Animal Alternative Subscribers
The Database on Alternative Methods (DB-ALM) now offers the public a directory of individuals and institutions that are active in the field of animal-alternative testing methods .
May 01, 2008 | 11:58 AM CDT
REACH and In Vitro Alternatives: Phototoxicity Testing
By: Robert Holtz, BioInnovation Laboratories
This is the third column in a continuing discussion regarding the new REACH regulations and their impact on chemical testing. The first appeared in December 2007 and discussed dermal corrosive potential testing; the second, in February 2008, covered dermal irritancy potential testing.
Mar 25, 2008 | 03:57 PM CDT
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Robots to Reduce Animal Testing
The National Institute of Health (NIH) is collaborating with the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve the safety testing of chemicals. Both agencies have agreed to a new toxicity testing agreement to reduce reliance on animal testing.
Feb 11, 2008 | 09:02 AM CST
ICCVAM Creates Five Year Plan
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) has created a five year plan to reduce, refine and replace the use of animals in research and product testing.
Dec 18, 2007 | 05:53 PM CST
Biochip Takes the Next Step Toward Replacing Animal Testing
Researchers at Rensselaer, the University of California-Berkeley, and Solidus Biosciences Inc. have developed a biochip that can mimic the effects of metabolism and analyze materials for toxicity.
Dec 03, 2007 | 01:28 PM CST
Testing Tactics—REACH and In vitro Alternatives: Corrosive Potential Testing
By: Robert Holtz, BioInnovation Laboratories
The authors of the REACH directive had the foresight to recognize the impact of such a large amount of testing on animal use and mandated that in vitro testing methods should be used as animal testing alternatives whenever possible.
Nov 06, 2007 | 05:00 PM CST
Ex Vivo Porcine Developed as Alternative to Animal Testing
Symrise and Cutech Srl have developed a new skin model out of pig skin as an alternative to animal testing.
Nov 05, 2007 | 05:42 PM CST
Alternative Testing or Testing Alternatives?
Johann Wiechers, PhD, writes: I am driving in a taxi somewhere with a female colleague when she asks me an intriguing question. “Tell me, Johann, how would you measure breast firming?”
Aug 03, 2007 | 09:09 AM CDT
EVCAM Releases 61st Workshop
The European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (EVCAM) has released its 61st report of a series of workshops.
Jun 07, 2007 | 09:47 AM CDT
NICEATM Requests Info on the Murine Local Lymph Node Assay
The US National Toxicology Program (NTP), Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) has requested comments, nominations of scientific experts and submission of data on the murine local lymph node assay.