AltTox Forum

The AltTox forum is a message board intended to encourage information exchange, commentary and discussion of science and policy issues related to non-animal methods of toxicity testing. Here are the three most recent topics posted:

Opportunities to avoid unnecessary acute toxicity testing in chemical industry

Re: Tox Testing in the 21st Century at the SOT Conference

Toxicity Testing Resource Center

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The Toxicity Testing Resource Center is the informational section of AltTox.org. It provides a comprehensive source of information on toxicity testing, non-animal alternatives, relevant stakeholders, government oversight, validation and regulatory acceptance of testing methods, and challenges to and opportunities for progress.

In the Spotlight

Test Method Validation and Regulatory Acceptance 2009: What’s in the Pipeline at JaCVAM

Up-to-date summary of validation and regulatory acceptance activities at the Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods.

Report on the 1st KoCVAM International Symposium and 6th Congress of the KSAAE

The Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods (KoCVAM) was recently established in South Korea as part of the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety (NIFDS) in the Korean Food and Drug Administration. An inaugural KoCVAM International Symposium was convened to recognize the formal establishment of KoCVAM.

Meetings & Events

Society of Toxicology (SOT) 49th Annual Meeting
March 7, 2010 - March 11, 2010

OSIRIS 3rd Annual Meeting
March 9, 2010 - March 11, 2010

Analyzing Risk: Science, Assessment, and Management
March 16, 2010 - March 19, 2010

American Chemical Society Spring 2010 National Meeting & Exposition
March 21, 2010 - March 25, 2010

DIA/FDA CDER/CBER Computational Science Annual Meeting
March 22, 2010 - March 23, 2010