Validation of alternative test methods - call for expressions of interest
The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched a call for expressions of interest for the validation of alternative test methods. This call for expression of interest shall be divided into the following 20 sub-fields. Expressions of interest are invited for all or some of the following fields (sub-list): 1. systemic toxicity; 2. topical toxicity; 3. sensitisation; 4. carcinogenicity/genotoxicity; 5. reproductive toxicity; 6. pharmaco- and toxicokinetics; 7. ecotoxicology; 8. computational toxicology; 9. toxicology of nanoparticles; 10. biostatistics and bioinformatics; 11. food safety; 12. biologicals; 13. pharmaceuticals; 14. good laboratory practice; 15. good cell culture practice; 16. omics technologies; 17. robotised testing for cell and tissue culture application; 18. endpoint detection technologies for cell and tissue culture applications; 19. Correlate: reference laboratory for alternative testing methods, including assessment of equivalence, test substances evaluations, comparative studies and monitoring; 20. agrochemicals.To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address: http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?REQUEST=Seek-Deliver&LANGUAGE=en&DOCID=047741-2006(opens in new window)