PETA Science Consortium International e.V. donated equipment, worth $120,000 in total, to two organizations that develop or conduct exclusively non-animal tests. One piece of equipment is used to assess the potential of chemicals to cause skin allergies or changes to DNA, while the other is used to assess the likelihood that inhaled chemicals will cause … Read more »
PETA scientists chaired sessions and delivered oral and poster presentations at the 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Niagara Falls, Ontario. At this premier conference, they highlighted how to replace the use of fish in ecotoxicity testing, rats in inhalation toxicity testing, and rabbits in eye irritation testing.
A new paper coauthored by PETA scientists demonstrates how non-animal, cell-based methods can be used to predict the health effects of inhaled chemicals, rather than using tests in which rats are confined to small tubes and forced to inhale toxic chemicals. Funded by PETA Science Consortium International e.V., the study received great interest from the … Read more »
Four scientists received awards from PETA Science Consortium International e.V. to travel to training courses and workshops in Italy and Germany. The scientists attended lectures and received hands-on training in the latest non-animal test methods, showing them how to avoid the use of rats, rabbits, and other animals in their research.
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. presented the keynote lecture at the ADE Biotech conference in Paris, France. With approximately 150 attendees, the conference provided a forum for collaborative discussions with leaders in the toxicology field.
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. presented on human cell-based approaches for testing the effects of inhaled chemicals at the Association of Inhalation Toxicologists conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event attracts the world’s leading experts in inhalation toxicology from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. While the conference used to primarily focus on animal testing, many … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International e.V., in partnership with Epithelix, awarded a researcher at Trinity College Dublin $15,000 in redeemable Epithelix tissues to test the effects of cigarette smoke and bacterial infections in lung diseases. Epithelix’s three-dimensional human tissue models reconstruct different regions of the respiratory tract and can be used to test cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical … Read more »
PETA scientists promoted animal-free toxicity testing approaches at the Society of Toxicology’s 62nd Annual Meeting, which draws thousands of regulators, academics and industry representatives each year. At the meeting, they chaired sessions and presented on topics including ways to evaluate confidence in test methods, and available non-animal methods to assess the impacts of chemicals on … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. joined the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS), a global initiative of more than 35 cosmetic manufacturers and suppliers, industry associations and animal protection organizations. The ICCS aims to advance animal-free methods for testing cosmetics products and ingredients through research, education and regulatory engagement. The group will fund scientific evaluation … Read more »
Scientists from state and federal government agencies received awards from PETA Science Consortium International e.V. to attend a four-day training course, hosted by a premier non-animal testing laboratory and sponsored by the Science Consortium. The awardees included scientists from the California Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Food and Drug … Read more »
A paper co-authored by PETA Science Consortium International e.V. is poised to revolutionize the field of inhalation research and reduce tests that kill millions of animals each year. The paper describes a study, funded in part by the Science Consortium, showing that frozen human lung slices work as well as fresh slices to assess the … Read more »
More than 700 people registered for a webinar co-organized by PETA scientists, the U.S. Environmental Agency and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The webinar focused on the topic of a paper co-authored by PETA scientists that challenges the standard practice of measuring the accuracy of new non-animal methods by comparing them to flawed animal … Read more »
The European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency announced that they’ll be taking steps to end tests on animals for industrial chemicals. In its announcement about the decision, the European Commission acknowledged ongoing pressure from a European Parliament resolution, which came after PETA U.K. shared its Research Modernisation Deal with members of Parliament, and from … Read more »
PETA scientists co-edited and contributed to a special issue on non-animal approaches to toxicity testing in the prestigious journal, Frontiers in In Vitro Toxicology. More than 70 authors from seven countries contributed to the issue highlighting widespread interest in advancing animal-free testing.
PETA scientists received multiple awards for the advancement of non-animal testing methods at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting, the largest toxicology conference in the world, drawing thousands of scientists each year. Dr. Amy Clippinger, vice president of regulatory toxicology testing for PETA and president of PETA Science Consortium International e.V., won the 2022 Society of Toxicology … Read more »
