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special news Outcome of the first Joint Meeting of the EURL ECVAM Advisory Body on Preliminary Assessment of Regulatory Relevance (PARERE) and the EURL ECVAM Stakeholder Forum (ESTAF)
Held on 25-26 September 2012
Alternative methods | May 13, 2013
special news Alternatives to animal testing: EURL ECVAM publishes its Recommendation on an in vitro cytotoxicity assay for acute oral toxicity testing
EURL ECVAM details the performance, applicability and limitations of this 'in vitro' test for acute oral toxicity - one of two remaining health effects ...
Alternatives to animal testing | May 02, 2013
special news Milestone in animal-free testing strategies: two in vitro methods accepted for the first time for the identification of non-irritant chemicals in the field of eye irritation
Major contribution to the substitution of the Draize eye irritation test on living rabbits
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Apr 24, 2013
special news Reduction of animal tests: EURL ECVAM contributed to the recently adopted VICH guideline on "Harmonization of criteria to waive the target animal batch safety testing for inactivated vaccines for veterinary use"
The new guideline on "Harmonization of criteria to waive the target batch animal safety testing for inactivated vaccines for veterinary use" (VICH GL50) was ...
Alternatives to animal testing | Apr 16, 2013
special news Now available: Questions and Answers - Alternatives to Animal Testing (updated March 2013)

Alternatives to Animal Testing | Mar 22, 2013
special news Now available: details of EURL ECVAM's validation process
On EURL ECVAM's web site
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Mar 04, 2013
special news Replacement of animal testing: EURL ECVAM releases its strategy for skin sensitisation hazard identification and classification
Satisfying Regulatory Needs without the Use of Animals
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Mar 02, 2013
special news Now available on EURL ECVAM web section: 'Skin Corrosion'
European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing: Validation and regulatory acceptance status of alternative methods
Alternative Methods | Feb 14, 2013
special news JRC presentation at the EP Intergroup meeting on the welfare and conservation of animals
A broader role for EURL ECVAM, the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Alternatives to animal testing | Feb 08, 2013
special news Now available: new web section for European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM)
EURL ECVAM has revamped its presence on the web. Find detailed information on its operational structure, activities and laboratories; updated documentation on ...
Alternatives to animal testing | Feb 08, 2013
special news Krzysztof Maruszewski new Director of JRC-IHCP as from 01 January 2013

Communication | Jan 10, 2013
special news EURL ECVAM is inviting public comments on its recommendation on the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake cytotoxicity assay
Deadline for comments: 31 January 2013
Alternative Methods to Animal Testing | Dec 19, 2012
special news ECHA and JRC-IHCP sign a collaboration agreement
Paving the way to the development of common projects included in a cooperation programme which will benefit from the strengths of the two partners.
Chemicals | Dec 14, 2012
special news Alternative methods to animal testing: training course and information exchange with a delegation of the Chinese regulatory authorities (AQSIQ)
Focus on cosmetics regulation and safety assessment
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Dec 06, 2012
special news Video: JRC-IHCP winners of Lush Science Prize 2012 at the award cerimony in London
Watch Milena Mennecozzi and Brigitte Landesmann receiving the prize on behalf of the Assay Development and High Throughput Screening Group of the JRC-IHCP ...
Alternative Methods to Animal Testing | Nov 26, 2012
special news JRC at the 8th Annual Conference of EPAA (the European Partnership for Alternatives to Animal Testing)
Maurice Whelan (Head of JRC-IHCP Systems Toxicology Unit and EURL ECVAM - the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing) presented EURL ...
Alternative Methods to Animal Testing | Nov 23, 2012
special news Lush Science Prize: JRC-IHCP scientists at the award ceremony in London
Interviewed on their research and the EURL ECVAM pioneering work on non-animal chemical safety testing
Alternative Methods to Animal Testing | Nov 19, 2012
special news JRC-IHCP team wins first Lush science prize for breakthrough in non-animal chemical safety testing
Awarded to colleagues within the Assay Development and High Throughput Screening Group of the Systems Toxicology Unit for their work on designing a novel in ...
Alternative Methods to Animal Testing | Nov 15, 2012
special news OECD Adoption of an EURL ECVAM Validated In Vitro Test Method for Severe Eye Irritation and Corrosion Testing
The Fluorescein Leakage Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants was officially adopted by the OECD as Test Guideline No. 460 on 2 ...
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Oct 22, 2012
special news EURL ECVAM engagement with regulators and stakeholders – early and often
This was the key message delivered by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) at the meeting it hosted over the ...
Alternatives to animal testing | Sep 27, 2012
special news EURL-ECVAM: Launch of two ESAC peer-reviews in August 2012
Performance Standards for Cytosensor Microphysiomer test method; validation study on a cell transformation assay for carcinogenicity testing based on the ...
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Sep 07, 2012
special news JRC-hosted EURL ECVAM confirmed as a GLP-compliant laboratory
The mandate of the EURL ECVAM is primarily to validate alternative approaches to animal testing for specific regulatory purposes, in addition to other duties ...
Alternatives to Animal Testing | Jun 08, 2012
special news Now available: the ECVAM Search Guide on Alternatives to Animal Testing
How best to search information on the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, refinement of animal use) in the WWW
Alternatives to animal testing | May 31, 2012
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