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 […]
NEWS, REPORTS & POSITION STATEMENTS 1. Endotoxin testing milestone reached with European Pharmacopoeia’s animal shift From 1 January 2026, EU pharmaceutical manufacturers will need to use advanced alternatives such as the Monocyte-Activation Test (MAT) or the Bacterial Endotoxins Test (BET) […]