Webinar: Regulatory Initiatives for New Approaches to Traditional Toxicity Testing

In Vitro Exposure Systems and Dosimetry Assessment Tools for Inhaled Tobacco Products

Source: IIVS Workshop, April 4-6, 2016 See also Assessment of In Vitro COPD Models for Tobacco Regulatory Science: Workshop Proceedings, Conclusions…

Bridging the Gap Between Regulatory Acceptance and Industry Use of Non-animal Methods

Clippinger, AJ, Hill, E, Curren, R, Bishop, P. Alternatives to Animal Experimentation (ALTEX) Read article.

IIVS e-News, May 2016

IIVS Workshop Explores Exposure and Dosimetry Considerations for Non-animal Testing

GAITHERSBURG, MD – April 12, 2016 – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) brought together stakeholders from industry, government…

Digital Dispensing onto 3D Airway Tissue: Delivery of Patterned, Picoliter Volumes for Direct Apical Surface Coverage with Precise Quantities of Test Material

Source: In Vitro Exposure Systems and Dosimetry Assessment Tools for Inhaled Tobacc…

Evaluation of the Validated In Vitro Skin Irritation Test (OECD TG 439) for the Assignment of EPA Hazard Categories

Progress within the in vitro toxicology field has made available testing platforms based on reconstructed tissue models that are validated…

Improving Sensitivity of the NociOcular Assay to Evaluate Ion Channel Activation by Acidic Cosmetic Ingredients

Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives

Improving the Accessibility and Efficiency of the Human Cell Line Activation Test

Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives

Mimicking Metabolism Using Human Microsomes in Two In Vitro Assays in Order to Predict the Sensitization Potential of Pro-haptens

Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives

The Assessment of Alternate Solvents for Use in the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake (NRU) Phototoxicity Assay and the Influence of Solvents on the Prediction of Phototoxic Potential of Amiodarone

Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives

Evaluation of New Solvents for the Use in the Multi‐Dose Reconstructed Human EpiDermis (RhE) Phototoxicity Assay

The phototoxic potential of test materials after exposure to UVA/visible light is evaluated by the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity…