New data presented at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting (SOT) have demonstrated the potential of two different heat-not-burn tobacco products and e-cigarettes to reduce the risk of smoking-related diseases, in comparison to continued use of conventional cigarettes. One of those studies was by IIVS...
IIVS President, Erin Hill, and Business Development Manager, Brent Gilbert, will be at the upcoming NYSCC Suppliers Day 2018 in New York City on May 15-16. Stop by our booth (#973) to chat with us or contact us to set up a meeting....
Read the latest issue of our e-newsletter for information about our events and posters at the 2018 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting, presentations at upcoming meetings and more. View issue....
GAITHERSBURG, MD – March 1, 2018 – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) announced that it has appointed Frank Gerberick, PhD as its Chief Scientific Advisor. With his expertise and knowledge of technological advances and industry trends, Dr. Gerberick will advise the organization’s...
IIVS will have several events and posters at the upcoming SOT meeting, March 11-15, in San Antonio, TX. The events and three of our five posters focus on our respiratory toxicology program in support of our new laboratory that opened in 2017. Other posters examine...
Featured in this issue is an article on how an integrated approach to skin sensitization testing can work for your testing program. a preview of IIVS events and posters at SOT, our recent collaboration with BASF to distribute the LuSens test in China, and more. ...
IIVS toxicologist and study director, Emilia Costin wrote about melanocytes, responsible for producing skin color for The Cosmetic Chemist. Read article...
The National Toxicology Program, in collaboration with other US federal agencies, has published a strategic roadmap offering a new framework for the safety testing of drugs & chemicals aimed at reducing the use of animals. Read more....
Recent news articles in the Washington Post and Bloomberg.com highlight China's efforts to move away from requiring animal testing of cosmetics, and the role of IIVS plays in providing much-needed training in alternative methods. Read more about our work in China....
GAITHERSBURG, MD – January 9, 2018 – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) today announced a collaboration with BASF to import a non-animal, cell based, safety test into China. The LuSens test, developed by BASF, is an in vitro test to detect the...