Technology

Many ICCVAM member agencies are developing new technologies and resources to replace the use of animals for chemical safety testing. These include new platforms such as MPS, data resources to support the development of predictive models and QSARs, and web tools to facilitate data access and visualization.

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Assay Development

ICCVAM member agencies are developing in vitro assays for a variety of endpoints.
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Data Resources

ICCVAM member agencies compile data sets to support development and evaluation of new methods.
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Computational Tools Development

ICCVAM member agencies are developing computational tools to predict toxicity. 
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Tox21 Cross-partner Projects

The four Tox21 participant groups are collaborating on more efficient approaches to predict how chemicals may affect human health.