OECD releases new in vitro skin sensitisation test guideline 29 August 2016: Adoption of the Human Cell Line Activation Test (h-CLAT; OECD TG 442E) represents a critical step towards the full ... READ MORE
OECD publishes acute toxicity waiver guidance document 3 August 2016: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published Guidance for waiving mammalian acut... READ MORE
US EPA announces further plans to reduce animal use in acute toxicity testing 17 March 2016: The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) today released an open letter to s... READ MORE
Federal agencies partner to launch the Transform Tox Testing Challenge to improve chemical screening 8 January 2016: The PETA Science Consortium International applauds the announcement on January 8, 2016 of a new testing challenge b... READ MORE
OECD publishes new document discussing the integration of mechanistic considerations in (Q)SAR analysis 3 December 2015: The OECD has published a new document,“Fundamental And Guiding Principles For (Q)SAR Analysis Of Chemical Carcino... READ MORE
OECD publishes new test guidelines for in vitro test methods to predict eye irritation and corrosion 28 July 2015: OECD has published two new guidelines to classify chemicals’ potential to cause eye damage. The Short Time Expos... READ MORE
National Research Council releases report on acute toxicity test methods 20 July 2015: Last year, the Department of Defense (DoD) commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop an approach ... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM publishes strategy to assess toxicokinetics and systemic toxicity 10 July 2015: The EURL ECVAM strategy for achieving 3Rs impact in the assessment of toxicokinetics and systemic toxicity describe... READ MORE
Small business grants available from NIH for alternatives development 8 July 2015: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) announced that it is accepting grant applications f... READ MORE
ICCVAM holds public forum 27 May 2015: As part of a series of annual forums to promote communication and involvement in activities to forward alternative ... READ MORE
ECHA publishes advice on using new OECD test guidelines for skin sensitisation 29 April 2015: ECHA has published advice for registrants trying to meet the 2108 REACH registration deadline on the new non-animal... READ MORE
Lush Cosmetics seeks nominations for prize for replacing animals in toxicology 27 April 2015: The Lush Prize seeks to reward science and campaign initiatives that work towards the goal of ending product safety... READ MORE
Call for abstracts for 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition 6 March 2015: Submissions are now open for abstracts for the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information Symposium... READ MORE
CAAT solicits grant proposals 3 March 2015: The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) is offering grants for projects that focus on th... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM recommends new skin sensitisation test method 3 March 2015: Following on the heels of the OECD’s adoption of two non-animal methods for skin sensitisation testing, the Direc... READ MORE
REACH Annexes Updated to Include EOGRTS 27 February 2015: Three years after the extended one-generation reproductive toxicity test (EORGTS) – which has the potential to ha... READ MORE
OECD Updates the QSAR Toolbox 19 February 2015: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has added new scientific features to the QSAR Toolbox fo... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Guidelines for New Non-Animal Skin Sensitisation Test Methods 5 February 2015: OECD has published two new guidelines to classify skin sensitisers (GHS Cat. 1) and non-sensitisers in the context ... READ MORE
The Alternatives Research and Development Foundation Solicits Grant Proposals 26 January 2015: The Alternatives Research Grant Program offers grants of up to $40,000 to support individual projects with potentia... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Releases Genotoxicity Dataset 26 January 2015: EURL ECVAM (the European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing) has made the Carcinogenicit... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Releases 3Rs Strategy for Acute Mammalian Toxicity Testing 7 January 2015: EURL ECVAM (the European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing) has released a strategy to... READ MORE
OECD QSAR Toolbox 3.3 Available for Download 12 December 2014: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has announced the latest version of the QSAR Toolbox for... READ MORE
EPAA-IIVS Publishes Video Training on BCOP Assay 13 November 2014: With funding provided by the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA), Institute fo... READ MORE
OECD Announces Effectopedia Webinar 5 November 2014: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will hold a webinar on Effectopedia on Monday, December... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Seeks Participation in Toxicity Testing Survey 17 October 2014: EURL ECVAM (European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing) invites experts in the field ... READ MORE
Cyprotex Launches Improved Version of SenCeeTox® 15 October 2014: PETA UK funded initial validation studies of SenCeeTox®, an in vitro model for the assessment of skin sensitisatio... READ MORE
DB-ALM 2014 is Now Online 9 October 2014: EURL ECVAM’s revised DB-ALM 2014 version is now online. This public database, which provides information on al... READ MORE
OECD launches the Adverse Outcome Pathway Knowledge Base 25 September 2014: The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has launched the Adverse Outcome Pathway Knowled... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Publishes Review of Alternative Test Methods 24 September 2014: EURL ECVAM’s report, “Alternative methods for regulatory toxicology – a state-of-the-art review”, reviews t... READ MORE
Announcing the Tox21 Data Challenge 2014 19 September 2014: The 2014 Tox21 data challenge will “crowdsource” data analysis by independent researchers to reveal how well th... READ MORE
NICEATM and PCRM Workshop held on “Adverse Outcome Pathways: From Research to Regulation” 11 September 2014: NICEATM and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) held a workshop on September 3-5 on “Adverse... READ MORE
Publication of ICCVAM Biennial Progress Report 2012 – 2013 20 August 2014: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) Biennial Progress Report�... READ MORE
Publication of EURL ECVAM Status Report 2013 – April 2014 1 August 2014: The European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) has published its status re... READ MORE
Information Requested on Devices and/or Technologies Used for Identifying Potential Inhalation Hazards 19 June 2014: The National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM... READ MORE
NICEATM Organizing Satellite Meeting on Alternatives for Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Testing at 9th World Congress 22 May 2014: Implementation of alternatives to the standard animal safety test for pertussis vaccines will be discussed at a sat... READ MORE
Information Requested on Developmental Neurotoxicity Methods 22 May 2014: A consortium of European research institutes is conducting a systematic literature review on in vitro and alternati... READ MORE
European Union Alternatives Center Releases CheLIST Database 22 May 2014: The European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) has just released the “Ch... READ MORE
Nominations Requested of Reference Chemicals for In Vitro Metabolism Assays 13 May 2014: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (N... READ MORE
NICEATM and Collaborators Publish Open-Source Integrated Testing Strategy for Skin Sensitization Potency 11 April 2014: In a recent short communication to the journal ALTEX, NICEATM scientists and collaborators describe an open-source ... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM’s Survey on In Vitro Methods for Estimating Human Hepatic Metabolic Clearance/Stability 31 March 2014: EURL ECVAM (European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing) seeks to identify in vitro hu... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Issues Recommendations on KeratinoSens 19 February 2014: EURL ECVAM (European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing) has issued final recommendation... READ MORE
DMPK and Clinical PK/PD Workshops 24 January 2014: Simulations Plus, Inc. is hosting several hands-on courses on theuse of state-of-the-art simulation and modeling te... READ MORE
Increasing Use of In Silico and In Vitro Methods Continues to Reduce Animal Use in Chemical Testing 24 January 2014: A new article in Communications of the ACM highlights the growing focus on the development and use of computational... READ MORE
2014 3D Cell Culture Symposium 15 January 2014: This symposium, held in Freiburg, Germany from June 25-27, covers the newest developments in the key areas of 3D ce... READ MORE
SOT Satellite Meeting 15 January 2014: A Society of Toxicology (SOT) satellite meeting organized by the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) a... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM is Inviting Public Comments on its Recommendation on the KeratinoSens Method for Skin Sensitisation Testing 20 November 2013: The EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) is inviting public comments on its lat... READ MORE
FDA Workshop on Methods for Thrombogenicity Testing of Blood-Contacting Medical Devices 13 November 2013: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an ICCVAM member agency, is coordinating an upcoming public workshop a... READ MORE
Request for Information on Alternative Skin Sensitization Methods and Comment on Proposed Activities 13 November 2013: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) is developing a U.S. plan ... READ MORE
