New International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety Aims to Advance...
Global collaboration of cosmetics and chemicals industry experts will work together with animal protection NGOs to accelerate widespread use of animal-free safety science through research, education...
View ArticleCanadian Bill Includes Amendments to Reduce Use of Animals in Toxicity Testing
Canada has passed Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, which includes amendments to replace and reduce the use of animals in toxicity testing of industrial...
View ArticleNew NASEM Report Calls for Robust Implementation of New Approach Methods
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on building confidence in new approach methods, which acknowledges the increasing scientific support for a...
View ArticleUpdates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has approved the revision, development, or publishing of several OECD documents. The following new or revised OECD documents were...
View ArticlePETA Science Consortium International Donates Equipment That Will Be Used to...
PETA Science Consortium International has donated a Tecan D300e Digital Dispenser to Invitrolize, a company offering innovative human-cell based technology to assess respiratory sensitisation. The...
View ArticleInstitute for In Vitro Sciences Receives Equipment Donation from PETA Science...
PETA Science Consortium International has donated a flow cytometer worth US$80,000 to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc (IIVS). IIVS is a non-profit contract research organisation, located in...
View ArticleUS EPA’s New Framework Prioritises Non-Animal Methods for Eye Irritation Testing
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) issued a new decision framework, which discourages the use of the in vivo rabbit Draize test in favour...
View ArticleUnilever, PETA Science Consortium International, and Abcalis Collaborate to...
PETA Science Consortium International e.V., Unilever, and Abcalis are collaborating on a project to develop antibodies that are widely used in research. The project aims to replace animal-derived...
View ArticleNew ICCVAM Report on Validation and Regulatory Acceptance
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) has published Validation, Qualification, and Regulatory Acceptance of New Approach Methodologies, a report on...
View ArticleCross-sector Partnership Uses Advanced Non-Animal Approach to Better...
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program (NCCRP) is exploring the use of modern tools to help the agency efficiently and effectively make decisions...
View ArticleHuman and Rat Biological Differences Highlight Need for Human-Relevant...
A new paper, out today in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology and coauthored by PETA Science Consortium International e.V., the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NTP Interagency Center for...
View ArticleUpdates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines
In 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) finalised and adopted new or updated documents. Some are highlighted below: Revision of TG 496 (In Vitro Macromolecular Test...
View ArticlePETA Science Consortium International and Abcam Collaborate to Accelerate the...
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. and Abcam plc., a leading global life sciences company, are collaborating on a new project that could change the way some antibodies are produced for...
View ArticleUSDA Antibody Goes Recombinant in PETA Science Consortium International Project
To advance the availability of reliable recombinant antibodies, PETA Science Consortium International e.V. is sequencing an existing animal-derived antibody supplied by the US Department of...
View ArticleOECD Publishes Case Studies on Carcinogenicity Assessment Coauthored by PETA...
Following vetting and approval by its 38 member countries, today the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a document describing two examples of how to use a weight...
View ArticleNew Reporting Recommendations for TEER Assay Published by Cross-sector Group
A new paper provides recommendations on the information laboratories should report when conducting the Transepithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) assay. The paper, “Minimum information for reporting...
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