IIVS Appointed to China’s Alternatives Working Group for Cosmetics

IIVS Collaborates with BASF and Givaudan to Validate a Non-animal Test for Regulatory Submissions

Scientists at BASF and Givaudan have developed the Kinetic Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (Kinetic DPRA), a non-animal test to predict allergic reactions in the skin known as sensitization. Three other non-animal tests have been internationally accepted to assess sensitization, however, the Kinetic DPRA has the potential to predict potency, which is required by some regulatory agencies.

IIVS at estiv2018

Erin Hill and Brent Gilbert will present three posters at the upcoming estiv2018 in Berlin on October 15-18:

Posters involving IIVS, also being presented:

REGISTER NOW: IIVS Practical Methods Workshop 2019

Registration is open for the 2019 Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology Workshop and spots are filling fast. If you have been thinking about attending, register now as space is limited.

The workshop will be held at our facilities in Gaithersburg, MD and will begin on Monday afternoon, January 14, and run through Thursday, January 17, 2019.

Dr. Quanshun Zhang, IIVS Manager International Outreach, has been invited to give a keynote lecture on alternatives to animal testing at the Chinese-Taipei (Taiwan) Society of Laboratory Animal Sciences (CSLAS) in November. The invitation follows a visit to IIVS by the Secretary General of CSLAS and his colleagues, organized by PETA, where they learned about alternative test methods and how they are used by industry and regulators for safety decision making. As in other regions, such as China, Laboratory Animal Science groups can serve an instrumental role in educating other scientists about non-animal test methods.

Dr. Yen-Hui Chen, Secretary General of CSLAS and Dr. Frances Chen of PETA with IIVS staff

2018 Science Symposium

IIVS will exhibit again this year at the Personal Care Product Council's (PCPC) Science Symposium in Philadelpia on October 30-31. Stop by and meet our Business Development Manager, Brent Gilbert, to learn about our range of in vitro testing services.

IIVS Hosts Quarterly Meeting for SQA’s Computer Validation and IT Compliance (CVIC) Specialty Section

The specialty section agenda included a presentation and discussion on artificial intelligence and computer learning and their use in regulated industry, a panel discussion of cloud computing adoption in “GxP” environments, and open discussion on the use of the “Internet of Things” and data integrity and governance concepts. In addition to CVIC members, an FDA representative attended to gather industry input on specific topics.

IIVS is pleased to support activities like this through the Society of Quality Assurance. If you are interested in participating in these meetings or others like it on topics of interest to the regulated industry, find out more about becoming a member of SQA.

Inhalation Toxicology Webinar Series from PETA International Science Consortium

PISC has launched a series of webinars for inhalation toxicity testing using non-animal approaches, including one on precision cut lung slices from IIVS' Dr. Holger Behrsing.