IIVS News

IIVS Names Frank Gerberick as Chief Scientific Advisor

March 1, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, MD – March 1, 2018 – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) announced that it has appointed Frank Gerberick, PhD as its Chief Scientific Advisor. With his expertise and knowledge of technological advances and industry trends, Dr. Gerberick will advise the organization’s governing body on scientific matters and make recommendations on future directions...

IIVS at SOT 2018

February 8, 2018

IIVS 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, 2018

Featured 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. ARE-Nrf2 Luciferase Keratinocyte Activation Test Method | DPRA | h-CLAT | Sensitization

Know Your Skin Cells: III. The Melanocytes

February 1, 2018

IIVS toxicologist and study director, Emilia Costin wrote about melanocytes, responsible  for producing skin color for The Cosmetic Chemist. Read article

New Video Highlights IIVS-PISC Collaboration

November 28, 2017

Watch 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, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, 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 and Colgate-Palmolive Team Up to Provide Training on Non-Animal Methods in Brazil

October 10, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, 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, 2017

Maryland 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 ...

IIVS at the World Congress Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences

July 19, 2017

We are looking forward to attending the upcoming Tenth World Congress: Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, August 20-24, 2017 in Seattle, WA.  We have several presentations and posters at the meeting, listed below.  If you will be attending, please stop by our booth - #202 - and talk with our officers and staff.  We look forward to seeing you! <...