On June 22, 2023, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act (BIA) which contains text (under Division 28 of Part 4 – the Food and Drugs Act) that now prohibits: a) the conduct of a test on an animal that could cause pain, suffering or injury, whether physical or mental, to the animal if … Read more
The EPAA have launched a NAMs Designathon to attract NAMs based submissions to inform the development of a future classification system for systemic toxicity of human health. for more information, follow this link.
OECD and ECHA have released version 4.6 of the QSAR TOOLBOX. This update includes extended connectivity with IUCLID, additional experimental results submitted within EU REACH registrations and increased capacity to use external models that provide additional insights into chemical properties and safety. Follow this link to access the software options.
ECHA have released their 5th Report under article 117(3) on the use of alternatives to testing on animals for the REACH Regulation. Click below to watch.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has once again hosted its annual Summer School on Non-animal approaches. This was the fourth year of this initiative and ran from 23rd May to 26th May 2023 in Ispra, Northern Italy. Follow the link to find out more. JRC Summer School 2023
On the 31st May and 1st June 2023, the US-FDA in conjunction with HESI hosted a workshop on “Research Roadmap Planning on Hazard and Risk Assessment of Nitrosamine Impurities in Drugs” and the event was available as a webcast live on-line. Visit this link for more details.