ECVAM's response to the changing political environment for alternatives: consequences of the European Union chemicals and cosmetics policies.
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.
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Thomas
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ECVAM, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy.
Bremer
Susanne
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Casati
Silvia
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Coecke
Sandra
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Corvi
Raffaella
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Fortaner
Salvador
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Gribaldo
Laura
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Halder
Marlies
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Roi
Annett Janusch
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Prieto
Pilar
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Sabbioni
Enrico
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Worth
Andrew
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Zuang
Valerie
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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
D003358:Cosmetics