News & IIVS Activities
IIVS Attends Congress on Alternative Methods in Guangzhou China
April 21, 2017IIVS President, Erin Hill, and scientist, Quanshun Zhang attended the Congress on Alternative Methods in Guangzhou China. Dr. Zhang presented on the newly adopted 3T3 Phototoxicity Assay...
Toxicity Testing: Read Between the Lines
April 13, 2017Skin toxicity testing was the focus of a full-day seminar held during In-Cosmetics 2017. Attendees learned about everything from skin absorption and metabolism, to cytotoxicity, phototoxicity and sensitization. IIVS Study Director, Dr. Tinashe Ruwona, presented on integrated testing strategies to evaluate the skin sensitization potential of cosmetics. However, the biggest take-away from the ...
IIVS Attends In-Cosmetics Global
April 4, 2017IIVS President, Erin Hill, and Study Director, Tinashe Ruwona are attending the In-Cosmetics Global meeting, April 4-6, in London. Dr. Ruwona, who leads our skin sensitization screening program, presented during the Skin Toxicology Workshop. His presentation, "Integrated Testing Strategies for Assessing the Skin Sensitization Potential of Cosmetics", Dr. Ruwona explores the ...
Special issue of Applied In Vitro Toxicology: Next Generation Tobacco Products
March 10, 2017Check out the recently released special issue of Applied In Vitro Toxicology: Application of In Vitro Toxicology Approaches for the Evaluation of Next-Generation Nicotine Products. The issue includes several articles by IIVS scientists and other experts. View the issue online.
IIVS e-News – March 2017
March 2, 2017Read the latest issue of our newsletter: IIVS at SOT 2017: Ancillary Meetings, posters, the IIVS booth; IIVS 20th Anniversary celebration on June 12, introducing our new website, update on our new respiratory toxicology lab, and much more. Read more.
ARDF Offers Research Grants – May 1 Deadline
February 10, 2017The Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF), which promotes alternatives to the use of laboratory animals in research, testing, and education, is currently soliciting research proposals for its 2017 Alternatives Research Grant Program. ARDF is offering up to $40,000 to support individual projects. Preference will be given to projects based in U.S. universities and research ...
New Advice on Using Non-Animal Test Methods
February 10, 2017European Chemicals Agency
ECHA’s updated guidance gives advice on how to use non-animal test methods, which are now the default for many endpoints. Registrants are encouraged to take the changes into account when deciding their testing strategies. Read more.
IIVS Director of Quality & Compliance to Present on GLPs
January 26, 2017Amanda Ulrey, RQAP-GLP, IIVS Director of Quality & Compliance, will be presenting at the 2nd Good Laboratory Practice Compliance Summit and the SQA Annual Meeting & Quality College. Jan. 26-27, ...
PETA: New Chinese Regulations Will Effectively End Animal Testing Requirement for Non-Special Use Cosmetics
January 23, 2017Global Cosmetics News
PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo has issued a statement in response to a new regulation issued by China's Food and Drug Administration's (CFDA), which allows certain new cosmetics to undergo a simplified registration process with the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, potentially allowing them to bypass the CFDA's requirements for tests on animals.
Switzerland Joins Fight on Animal Cruelty with Ban on Animal-Tested Cosmetics
January 18, 2017Global Cosmetics News
Switzerland has announced a complete ban on sales of cosmetics that are tested on animals. The decision follows the announcement in March last year by the Swiss Federal Council that saw it ban the marketing of cosmetics that have been tested on animals abroad, with the outright ban coming into effect at the end of 2016.