21 March, 2023
The EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) has released its 2022 status report on non-animal test methods. A branch of the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC), EURL ECVAM promotes and facilitates the use of non-animal testing for both science and regulatory purposes.
Its status report provides updates on ongoing R&D activities; achievements related to the validation and qualification of non-animal methods; and their uptake and use. The latest document, completed in December 2022 and released in March 2023, covers among others:
- Collaborative partnerships for non-animal testing;
- New Alternative Methodologies (NAMs);
- Validation;
- Regulatory application of the methods;
- Biomedical research;
- Education and training.
The full document is available at this link.
