CHITA – a registry of in vitro NAMs
Faster adoption of alternatives to animals in biomedical research is a worthy goal for both scientific and ethical reasons. Addressing key elements of technology readiness for cell-based alternatives (in vitro…
Where are we with validation of assays to replace animals for product testing? The short answer: not very far. While many innovative platforms with potential as animal alternatives have been…
How do we design phenotypic assays that are physiologically relevant? And what do we mean by “relevant”? For those of us working in drug discovery or chemical safety, what we…
In drug discovery and chemical safety research, validation lies at the heart of every assay, reagent and experiment. Validation is fundamental for life sciences research effectiveness and, according to Scannell and…
