NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Advancing alternative methods for genotoxicity testing A new Opinion of the EURL ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) on the scientific validity of the Reconstructed human Skin (RS) Comet and Micronucleus (MN) in vitro test […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Creating training opportunities in NAMs for early-career researchers As research and testing methods rapidly advance, there is a pressing need to train the next generation of scientists in New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) — human-specific, non-animal methods. […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Towards Non-Animal Testing in European Regulatory Toxicology The European Union’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation aims to ensure high levels of human health and environmental protection, while also promoting alternatives […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Launch of the European NAMWISE project in (eco-)toxicology The NAMWISE project (NAMs Within Integrated Safety & Efficacy evaluation of chemicals and pharmaceuticals) has been selected for funding under the Horizon Europe research program. Coordinated […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Workshop report : State of the science on assessing DNT using NAMs Co-organized by University of Maryland’s Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Human Foods […]