News & IIVS Activities
IIVS at SOT 2018
February 8, 2018IIVS will have several events and posters at the upcoming SOT meeting, March 11-15, in San Antonio, TX. The events and three of our five posters focus on our respiratory toxicology program in support of our new laboratory that opened in 2017. Other posters examine topics in phototoxicity. Be sure to visit our booth at the meeting - Booth #533. Phototoxicity | Respiratory Toxicology | Medical Devices | Pharmaceutical | Tobacco
IIVS e-News – January 2018
February 1, 2018Featured in this issue is an article on how an integrated approach to skin sensitization testing can work for your testing program. a preview of IIVS events and posters at SOT, our recent collaboration with BASF to distribute the LuSens test in China, and more. Read issue.
Know Your Skin Cells: III. The Melanocytes
February 1, 2018IIVS toxicologist and study director, Emilia Costin wrote about melanocytes, responsible for producing skin color for The Cosmetic Chemist. Read article
Reducing the Use of Animals in Safety Testing: Strategic Roadmap Released
February 1, 2018The National Toxicology Program, in collaboration with other US federal agencies, has published a strategic roadmap offering a new framework for the safety testing of drugs & chemicals aimed at reducing the use of animals. Read more.
IIVS in the News: Recent Articles Highlight Work to End Animal Testing in China
January 19, 2018Recent news articles in the Washington Post and Bloomberg.com ...
New Video Highlights IIVS-PISC Collaboration
November 28, 2017Watch this new video that highlights our long standing collaboration with PISC to replace animal testing with innovative non-animal methods. We thank PISC for their long-time support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEfZOuIHslc&feature=youtu.be...
IIVS Announces the Opening of a Non-animal Testing Laboratory in China
November 14, 2017GAITHERSBURG, MD – Nov. 14, 2017 – The Zhejiang Institute for Food and Drug Control (ZJIFDC), responsible for regulatory review of food, drugs, and cosmetics produced in Zhejiang province, has opened a non-animal testing laboratory after successful scientific collaboration with IIVS. Based near Shanghai, the ZJIFDC made the decision to open the new lab back in 2013 to keep...
IIVS in Allure Magazine – President Erin Hill Talks About Non-animal Testing of Cosmetics in China
October 24, 2017Allure, November 2017
IIVS President, Erin Hill, talked to Allure magazine about efforts to phase out animal testing of cosmetics in China and replace the practice with non-animal methods. The article, which appears in the November issue, examines that while animal testing is nearly non-existent in the U.S. and officially banned in the E.U., China’s regulatory agencies require animal testing of imported cosmetics and...
IIVS and Colgate-Palmolive Team Up to Provide Training on Non-Animal Methods in Brazil
October 10, 2017GAITHERSBURG, MD – Oct. 10, 2017 – IIVS, supported by a grant from Colgate-Palmolive, held a training course this month in Goiania, Brazil focused on two in vitro methods with international regulatory acceptance status. The course, Alternative Methods for Evaluation of Toxicity, was attended by over 30 participants from industry and government who ...
IIVS Presented with Commendation from State and Local Officials
July 24, 2017Maryland State Senator Cheryl Kagan and City of Gaithersburg Councilwoman Yvette Monroe visited our new respiratory exposure laboratory earlier this month. IIVS CEO, Rodger Curren, and COO, Hans Raabe, walked through the capabilities of the new lab with Sen. Kagan and Councilwoman Monroe, and provided information about non-animal testing. IIVS was presented with a commendation in recognition of ...