It is recommended that an evaluation of the impact of shipping of Reconstructed human Epidermis (RhE) tissues be conducted especially after long-haul airfreight shipments. The OECD Test Guideline 439 (OECD TG 439), In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method, recommends that users do so...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Oct 31, 2018 This training video explores a cell-based method for assessing Phototoxicity — the potential for chemicals to cause damage after exposure to light. The method is widely used around the world across many industries, including the...
The CVIC agenda included a presentation and follow-up discussion on artificial intelligence and computer learning and their use in regulated industry, a panel discussion of cloud computing adoption in “GxP” environments, and open discussion on the use of the “Internet of Things” and data integrity and...
Among the topics discussed at the annual Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) meeting held in early September was ways to encourage both regulators and regulated industry to use new approach methodologies (NAMs). The meeting brought together experts from academia, industry, and animal welfare organizations...
Read our latest publication with Bristol-Myers Squibb regarding a tiered testing strategy for occupational hazards of pharmaceutical intermediates now published in the Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology Journal. Irritation reactions are a frequently reported occupational illness. The potential adverse effects of pharmaceutical compounds (PCs) on employees' eyes and...
The 21st European Congress on Alternatives to Animal Testing & 18th Annual Congress of EUSAAT (European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing) will take place in Linz, Austria, 23-26 September. Submission deadlines for both oral and poster presentations have been extended to July 6. Erin Hill...
The 20th International Congress on In Vitro Toxicology (ESTIV2018) happening in Berlin, 15-18 October, has extended their abstract submission deadline to July 1. Several grants and bursaries are also still open to applicants until July 1, including the PETA International Science Consortium early-career scientist award. Learn more about the...
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...
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....
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Oct 16, 2017 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...