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
