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Non-animal Vaginal Irritation Method Admitted into the US FDA Medical Devices Development Tool (MDDT)
October 18, 2018 Poster/PresentationFDA’s recently launched Predictive Toxicology Roadmap calls for the optimization of non-animal methods for the safety evaluation of drugs, consumer…
How the Good In Vitro Method Practices Guidance Document Can Help Implement New Toxicological Approaches: A Case Study in China
October 17, 2018 Poster/PresentationCurrently China is striving to adopt and implement non-animal, including in vitro, testing approaches for the safety assessment of cosmetics…
China’s Compulsory Animal Testing for Cosmetics May Take More Than Five Years to Stop
October 17, 2018 Industry NewsBy Amanda Lim, Editor (Singapore) CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com Although China has made significant strides in moving away from animal testing, its…
IIVS e-News – October 2018
October 11, 2018 IIVS NewsIn this issue, learn about our appointment to a working group in China for alternatives, our collaboration with BASF and…
IIVS Appointed to China’s Alternatives Working Group for Cosmetics
October 9, 2018 Press ReleaseGaithersburg, MD – October 9, 2018 – U.S. based Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) has been invited by China’s…
Webinar: Precision-cut Lung Slices
October 5, 2018 WebinarDr. Holger Behrsing, Principal Scientist with IIVS, recently presented “Precision-cut Lung Slices (PCLS)” for the 2018 PETA International Science Consortium…
IIVS Hosts Quarterly Meeting for SQA’s Computer Validation and IT Compliance (CVIC) Specialty Section
October 4, 2018 IIVS NewsThe CVIC agenda included a presentation and follow-up discussion on artificial intelligence and computer learning and their use in regulated industry,…
Encouraging Regulatory Acceptance of Non-Animal Testing Methods Discussed at Annual SACATM Meeting
October 2, 2018 Industry NewsAmong the topics discussed at the annual Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) meeting held in early September was…
California Passes Ban on Cosmetics Tested on Animals
October 1, 2018 Industry NewsCalifornia now has the most stringent cruelty-free policies in the U.S., following Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of the bill banning…
IIVS Collaborates with BASF and Givaudan to Validate a Non-animal Test for Regulatory Submissions
August 28, 2018 IIVS NewsGAITHERSBURG, MD –August 28– The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), with an established track record in the validation of…
2018 Lush Prize Shortlist Announced
August 7, 2018 Industry NewsThis year saw entries for the first time from Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Turkey as the reach of the Lush…
Modernization of EPA “6-Pack” of Acute Toxicity Tests Continues
July 27, 2018 Industry NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) continues to drive significant efforts in the United States to modernize the battery…