The Björn Ekwall Memorial Award Winner 2019

IIVS is pleased to congratulate Jan van der Valk, Ph.D., director of the 3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences, who has been…

China’s Acceptance of Certain Non-Animal Testing Methods for the Regulation of Cosmetics

Gaithersburg, MD – April 3, 2019 – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) applauds China’s National Medical Products Administration…

Illinois’ Senate Bans Sale of Cosmetics Tested on Animals

The Illinois state Senate has passed a bill which would amend the state’s Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act to include…

EUSAAT 2019 Registration Open!

EUSAAT has opened registration for the 19th Annual Congress in Linz, 10-13 October 2019. The deadline for abstract submissions for…

China’s NMPA Approves Two New In Vitro Methods For Regulating Cosmetics

We are pleased to share that today China’s National Medical Products Association (NMPA) has approved new methods for the regulations…

Shipping Study to Evaluate the Performance of the LabCyte EPI-MODEL 24 Tissues for Use in the Skin Irritation Test (OECD TG 439) After Long-Haul Airfreight

It is recommended that an evaluation of the impact of shipping of Reconstructed human Epidermis (RhE) tissues be conducted especially…

Regarding the References for Reference Chemicals of Alternative Methods

The selection of reference and proficiency chemicals is an important component of method validation and proficiency evaluations. Reference chemicals are…

Next Generation Tobacco Products and Skin Staining

Next generation tobacco and nicotine products (NGPs) such as electronic cigarettes (EC) and tobacco heating products (THP) have reduced toxicity…

Australian Bill Passed to End Animal Testing for Cosmetics

Measures outlined in the Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, passed by the Australian senate on 19 February, 2019, will apply to…

JRC Summer School 2019 on Non-Animal Approaches in Science

The JRC’s EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL-ECVAM), is organizing a Summer School on May 21-24, 2019…

Video: The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test

Tobacco Companies Embracing In Vitro Toxicology

The tobacco industry is facing increased testing requirements for e-cigarettes and other tobacco products that entered the market after Feb.…