ICCS News and Media

Register now! ICCS, in collaboration with Universidade Federal de Goiás Faculty of Pharmacy (FF/UFG) and Tox In Laboratory of Education and Research in In Vitro Toxicology will be presenting the third webinar in the monthly series, “Updates on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) Applied to Human and Environmental Safety.” This free webinar will be presented in Spanish, on December 18, 14:00 Brasília/Brazil time or 11:00 Mexico City/Mexico and focus on Human Safety. Speakers: Nicole Kleinstreuer, Director of NICEATM, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), presenting “(R)evolution in validation” María Laura Gutiérrez, Researcher at Laboratorio de Métodos Alternativos - Facultad de Medicina - UBA/ CONICET, presenting “Advances in Ocular Toxicity: Implementation of Validated Methods and Development of Innovative Approaches” Moderated by: Argel Islas-Robles (Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.) Experts and non-experts on NAMs from academia, industry, and regulatory agencies are welcome to join. 

Donna Macmillan, Director, Education and Regulatory Engagement, ICCS has been invited to present, “An introduction to NGRA and selected case studies” as part of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (JSAAE).

Save the date! ICCS, collaborating with Universidade Federal de Goiás Faculty of Pharmacy (FF/UFG) and Tox In Laboratory of Education and Research in In Vitro Toxicology, will be presenting a free webinar serie, “Updates on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) Applied to Human and Environmental Safety,” provided in Portuguese or Spanish.

Save the date! ICCS, collaborating with Universidade Federal de Goiás Faculty of Pharmacy (FF/UFG) and Tox In Laboratory of Education and Research in In Vitro Toxicology, will be presenting a free webinar serie, “Updates on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) Applied to Human and Environmental Safety,” provided in Portuguese or Spanish. The second webinar in the monthly serie will be presented, in Portuguese, on November 13, 14:00 Brasília/Brazil time or 11:00 Mexico City/Mexico. The second webinar theme will be Human Health Safety. Speakers: Dr Frederico Martins (Scientific Lead – Latin America, Simulations Plus, Inc., Germany) presenting “PBPK Modeling for Next-Generation Risk Assessment of Cosmetic Ingredients” Dr Vanessa Rocha (Head of Global Product Safety Sciences, Givaudan, US) presenting “Quantitative Skin Sensitization Assessment Based on OECD Methods: Deriving a Point of Departure for Risk Assessment” Moderated by: Prof Marize Campos Valadares (Federal University of Goiás, Brazil)  Experts and non-experts on NAMs from academia, industry, and regulatory industries are welcome to join.

The International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) says it is making significant progress in advancing non-animal safety assessments for the cosmetics industry. Meanwhile, Colombia is campaigning to ban animal testing for cosmetics.