IIVS e-News – March 2017

Special issue of Applied In Vitro Toxicology: Next Generation Tobacco Products

Check out the recently released special issue of Applied In Vitro Toxicology: Application of In Vitro Toxicology Approaches for the…

IIVS e-News – March 2017

Read the latest issue of our newsletter: IIVS at SOT 2017: Ancillary Meetings, posters, the IIVS booth;  IIVS 20th Anniversary…

In Vitro Models Available for Testing of ENDS

Presented at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NAS) workshop on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), e-cigarettes.

ARDF Offers Research Grants – May 1 Deadline

The Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF), which promotes alternatives to the use of laboratory animals in research, testing, and…

New Advice on Using Non-Animal Test Methods

ECHA’s updated guidance gives advice on how to use non-animal test methods, which are now the default for many endpoints.…

Case Study: Applying GLPs to New, Non-Animal Methodologies

Presented at the 2nd Good Laboratory Practice Compliance Summit, January 26-27, 2017, Arlington, VA

IIVS Director of Quality & Compliance to Present on GLPs

Amanda Ulrey, RQAP-GLP, IIVS Director of Quality & Compliance, will be presenting at the 2nd Good Laboratory Practice Compliance Summit…

In Vitro Assessment of Skin Irritation Potential of Surfactant-based Formulations by Using a 3-D Skin Reconstructed Tissue Model and Cytokine Response

The personal care industry is focused on developing safe, more efficacious, and increasingly milder products, that are routinely undergoing preclinical…

PETA: New Chinese Regulations Will Effectively End Animal Testing Requirement for Non-Special Use Cosmetics

PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo has issued a statement in response to a new regulation issued by China’s Food…

Switzerland Joins Fight on Animal Cruelty with Ban on Animal-Tested Cosmetics

Switzerland has announced a complete ban on sales of cosmetics that are tested on animals. The decision follows the announcement…

2017 Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology Workshop Wraps Up

IIVS welcomed twelve individuals from industry and academia for its 2017 Practical Methods in In Vitro Toxicology Workshop. The intensive…