Author: Jane Ryan
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...
IIVS BCOP Training Video – English
November 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015 This 13-minute training video demonstrates how to perform the BCOP assay according to the Test Guidelines for the assay set forth by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD TG 437). The video focuses on critical steps for the assay, including handling the isolated cornea and removing the test material from the cornea at the conclusion of the exposure time....
IIVS BCOP Training Video – Chinese
November 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015 This 13-minute video demonstrates how to perform the BCOP assay according to the Test Guidelines for the assay set forth by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD TG 437). The video focuses on critical steps for the assay, including handling the isolated cornea and removing the test material from the cornea at the conclusion of the exposure time....
IIVS BCOP Training Video – Portuguese
November 1, 2015Novg 1, 2015 This 13-minute training video demonstrates how to perform the BCOP assay according to the Test Guidelines for the assay set forth by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD TG 437). The video focuses on critical steps for the assay, including handling the isolated cornea and removing the test material from the cornea at the conclusion of the exposure time....
Webinar: Revisiting Skin Irritation Testing Strategies Applying Non-animal Test Methods
November 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015...
Cytokine induction in the 3D EpiDerm™ skin model used as an in vitro preclinical screening tool for formulations with anti-inflammatory action
October 1, 2015Source: ASCCT 2015...