February 2016
Josh Woodward Already There
February 24, 2016VICE meets up with Joe Nickell, a longtime paranormal investigator who’s been called the real-life Scully. We travel with him to Roswell, NM on the called the real-life Scully. We travel with him to Roswell, NM on the anniversary of the 1947 UFO Crash to talk to believers, skeptics and UFO witnesses alike to see if the truth is really out there. VICE meets up with Joe Nickell, a longtime paranormal investigator who’s been called the real-life Scully. We travel...
IIVS Explores Exposure and Dosimetry Considerations for Non-animal Testing
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IIVS Awarded Grant to Develop Non-Animal Testing Strategy for Respiratory Sensitization
February 22, 2016GAITHERSBURG, MD – February 22, 2016 - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) has received a grant from the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) to develop non-animal test methods for the evaluation of fragrance materials for potential respiratory irritation and sensitization. The grant was secured in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The proposal, “The use of a novel non-animal platform to characterize respiratory effects of fragrance materials” combines computational approaches...
Momentum Grows for Modernizing the US EPA “Six-Pack” Battery of Acute Toxicity Tests
January 15, 2016In the current global regulatory climate favorable for further advancement of in vitro test methods, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is driving significant efforts in the United States. The latest endeavor targets the modernization of the battery of acute toxicity tests classically known as the “six-pack” (Fig. 1a). Known for many years as an “all in vivo” testing strategy for products registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the six-pack has recently been revised to...
Momentum Grows for Modernizing the US EPA “Six-pack” Battery of Acute Toxicity Tests
January 13, 2016In the current global regulatory climate favorable for further advancement of in vitro test methods, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is driving significant efforts in the United States. The latest endeavor targets the modernization of the battery of acute toxicity tests classically known as the “six-pack” (Fig. 1a). Known for many years as an “all in vivo” testing strategy for products registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the six-pack has recently been revised to include...