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Finally: Ipsen receives approval from EU and Switzerland for cell assay to test Dysport and Azzalure
Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:01Ipsen has received an approval from the responsible regulatory authorities in the EU and Switzerland for its in vitro Cell-Based Assay (CBA) to determine the stability and efficacy (batch tests) of its products Dysport and Azzalure.
Call for proposals for the Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Research Award 2019
Monday, 20 August 2018 10:23The veterinary faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich is offering again the Felix Wankel Animal Protection Research Award.
PISC Award to Attend the IIVS’ January 2019 Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology Workshop
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 08:17The PETA International Science Consortium is holding a contest to provide a student or early-career scientist with the opportunity to attend the annual Institute for In Vitro Sciences’ Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology workshop in January 2019 in Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
It could be more: Increase in global demand for in vitro toxicity testing to $8.8 billion by 2023
Monday, 06 August 2018 13:17According to a report, the company Kalorama Information has calculated that the global market for in vitro toxicity testing will increase to $ 8,88 bn. in the next 5 years. This year it will be $ 6.83 billion.
EU: Infringement proceedings against Germany
Thursday, 02 August 2018 10:34The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Germany over outstanding questions concerning the implementation of the EU Directive 63/2010/EU.
Freie Universität Berlin: PharMetrX Training Program enters the second round
Friday, 27 July 2018 12:12PharMetrX is a collaborative, structured research training program between Free University Berlin (Clinical Pharmacy) and the University of Potsdam (Mathematics & Systems Biology) that bridges the gap between pharmacy and mathematics.
Europe: Infringement proceedings against Germany
Thursday, 26 July 2018 18:53The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against Germany for open questions concerning the implementation of the EU Animal Experiments Directive 63/2010/EU.
German Research Foundation honours in vitro and in silico researchers
Wednesday, 25 July 2018 17:39This year's Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Research Award of the German Research Foundation (DFG) goes to Professor Ellen Fritsche and Dr Hamid Reza Noori. The prize is endowed with 50,000 euros.
Database analysis more reliable than animal testing for toxic chemicals
Friday, 13 July 2018 12:25Advanced algorithms working from large chemical databases can predict a new chemical's toxicity better than standard animal tests, suggests a study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
New in vitro model for Alzheimer's research
Tuesday, 03 July 2018 12:36An international team of researchers led by Dr. Caghan Kizil from the DZNE Dresden has developed a novel in vitro model. The model can be used to investigate repair mechanisms in Alzheimer's-damaged nerve cells by an immune response.
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