title: The role of ECVAM in promoting the regulatory acceptance of alternative methods in the European Union. European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods.
abstract: The roles played by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) and its advisory committee, the ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC), in the evolution of alternative methods are described. Particular emphasis is given to the process by which ECVAM and the ESAC assess the scientific validities of alternative methods, and, in appropriate cases, initiate the progression of scientifically validated methods toward regulatory acceptance.
authors.affiliation: ECVAM, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Worth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balls
mesh_terms: D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009937:Organizational Objectives