NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Japan endorses two iPSC-derived drugs for approval Japan, through a Ministry of Health committee, is backing the first positive approval recommendations worldwide (under the Conditional Early Approval pathway) for two allogenic (from human donors) […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Transforming chemicals and cosmetics assessment Carcinogenicity assessment Assessing the safety of chemicals used in our daily life is essential, especially when it comes to their potential to cause cancer. This is what we call […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Strengthening the competitiveness of EU in vitro biotechnologies In vitro biotechnology (IVB) is a rapidly growing sector that combines advanced micro-engineered technologies with biological materials to produce a range of novel tools used in […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. US EPA recommits to eliminate animal testing for chemical safety by 2035 In 2019, the ambitious targets of the US EPA to reduce animal testing by 30 % by 2025 and eliminate it by 2035 […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Challenges and opportunities for human OOC in FDA assessments and pharma pipelines The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced a plan to phase out animal-testing requirements for drug assessments based on advances in […]