title: ECVAM's response to the changing political environment for alternatives: consequences of the European Union chemicals and cosmetics policies.
abstract: The European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) has restructured its services by directly targeting the animal tests that need to be replaced. In view of the short time-lines for making available and implementing validated methods, ECVAM is offering to steer the process by bringing together the inputs of stakeholders and encouraging the early involvement of regulators. In essence, steering groups formed by ECVAM senior staff, and complemented with external experts, will carry out the project management and will coordinate the various inputs.
authors.affiliation: ECVAM, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hartung
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bremer
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casati
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coecke
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corvi
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fortaner
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gribaldo
authors.forename: Marlies
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: Annett Janusch
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roi
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sabbioni
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Worth
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zuang
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D000818:Animals; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D011057:Politics; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects; D018675:Toxicity Tests
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics