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Article Periodic Thank You Commission unveils details on plan for phasing out animal testing for chemicals safety

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Commission unveils details on plan for phasing out animal testing for chemicals safety At the REACH and CLP regulators’ meeting in July, the European Commission revealed specifics about its formal schedule to eliminate animal testing used for chemical safety assessment.

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Streamlining the path from lab to market with 3D bioprinting

Drug Target Review

These models can be used for more efficient and effective drug testing early in the development process, potentially reducing the need for animal testing and later-stage human trials that are both costly and time-consuming.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You Commission redoubles commitment to reduce animal testing in response to Citizens’ Initiative

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Commission redoubles commitment to reduce animal testing in response to Citizens’ Initiative The European Commission provided its mandatory response to a citizens’ petition this week urging faster action to reduce and ultimately eliminate animal testing within the cosmetics and chemical sectors.

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Feeling the Heat (or Cold) – New Draft Guidance Addresses Requirements for Devices that Produce Thermal Effects

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

using phantoms, ex vivo animal tissue models, and/or in vivo animal testing), computationally, and/or clinically. When in vivo animal testing is needed, tests should follow good laboratory practices and the animal model should be representative of the intended clinical application.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You ECHA issues research wish list to aid in its regulatory endeavors

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The next key area concerns the ongoing shift away from animal testing. For example, under the REACH (1907/2006/EC) and CLP (1272/2008/EC) regulations, NAMs are generally only used to replace animal testing for hazard identification and classification of skin sensitizers.

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Human neuronal cells: possibilities in drug safety testing

Drug Target Review

5,6 The range of CNS-related toxicities encountered throughout drug development and post-market approval is vast, and includes abuse liability, suicidal ideation, emesis, sleep disorder and cognitive dysfunction to name a few. 26 Outside of drug safety, we also plan to adapt our model to anti-epileptic drug discovery.

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The essential role of recombinant phage display antibody libraries

Drug Target Review

FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials [Internet]. About the author John Cardone, PhD, Marketing Manager – Custom Antibodies at Bio-Rad Laboratories John Cardone is the Marketing Manager for Bio-Rad’s Custom Antibody Services. 1975 Aug;256(5517):495–7. Antibodies to watch in 2024.