Results
Defining Benchmarking in the Context of Safety Assessment of Personal Care and Cosmetic Products
August 3, 2026 PublicationThe concept of benchmark materials in the personal care and cosmetic industry is often based on the positioning of prototypes…
Next-Generation Full-Thickness Human Skin Models Produced Using 3D Electrospun Scaffolds
August 3, 2026 PublicationIn vitro full-thickness human skin (FT-Skin) models are important tools for testing of cosmetics and chemicals, screening of new pharmaceuticals,…
Creating a Database of Reconstructed Oral Tissue Model Applications for Personal Care Industry and Beyond
August 3, 2026 PublicationThe personal care industry is an ever-expanding field of products that come into contact with our mouths daily, such as…
Using a Reconstructed Human Vaginal Epithelium Model to Assess Irritation
August 3, 2026 PublicationConsumers tend to think of personal lubricants as personal care products or cosmetics that are not tested using animals, but…
Confidence in New Approach Methods (NAMs)
August 3, 2026 PublicationReproducibility including independent ring trials remain essential for regulatory confidence in NAMs. Validation reform must not compromise data quality, robustness,…
The Impossible Made Possible Through the use of New Approach Methodologies
August 3, 2026 PublicationToxicological profiling is a critical component of the regulatory process required to inform the hazard characterisation and labelling of chemicals,…
Toxys and Institute for In Vitro Sciences Expand Partnership to Advance Adoption of New Approach Methodologies in Genetic Toxicology
July 16, 2026 IIVS NewsLeiden, The Netherlands and Gaithersburg, MD, USA — 17 July 2026 — Toxys and the Institute for In Vitro Sciences…
Education for Safety Assessors: DGK and IKW expand training programme with cutting-edge module on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)
May 1, 2026 Industry NewsNew scientific testing methods that do not involve animal testing can ensure compliance with the strict EU-wide regulations on the…
NURA en Español
January 14, 2026 WebinarIIVS and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine co-organized a webinar series featuring Spanish-speaking experts on ocular irritation, three-dimensional models,…
Webinar Series on the Use of In Silico Tools in Toxicology
January 14, 2026 WebinarIn silico models are computational tools that use chemical structure, biological data, and mechanistic knowledge to predict potential toxic effects.…
Standards of Good Practices for the Conduct of In Vitro Toxicity Studies
December 19, 2025 PublicationThe field of in vitro toxicity studies presents the opportunity for great innovation while providing many scientific challenges. This chapter…
Advanced In Vitro Systems Available for Respiratory Toxicology
December 19, 2025 PublicationIncreasing concerns in respect to the transferability of data from animal studies to real human health effects further supported by…