On the occasion of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, which promotes gender equality in science, Altertox takes you back in times when the pursue of an intellectual career was not the main objective of womenâs education, to celebrate three women who have marked their fields and contributed to change minds and…
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Going live! Altertox lauches its streaming channel Altertox goes live with a new video streaming series that will premiere shortly. We will chat about New Approach Methodologies and various aspects of science with experts from different fields, and you will have the chance to interact with them.Contact/info : Matteo Piumatti ( matteo@altertox.be) 1ST SESSION What is…
âïžÂ #altertoxcelebrates2021 đ #waitingforchristmas đ #adventcalendarLooking back to one amazing year for Altertox, sharing with you some of the importants moments we lived with You ! We welcome Jeanne Laperrouze into the Team! We hosted a great lunchtalk on #scientometrics with Georgina Harris ! We created and lauched our 1st podcast - the 3Rs serie ! We co-hosted our first remote wet…
 Altertox went to meet 10 Young scientists to know more about their activities, vision of science and how they bring research and innovation using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)!  Gina Hilton Dr. Gina Hilton - Toxicolgist and Advisor at PETA Science Consortium International e.V. OMIC based approaches - Proteomic - Biostatistics - Regulatory testing - In…
 Altertox went to meet 10 Young scientists to know more about their activities, vision of science and how they bring research and innovation using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)!  Dr. Kamel Mansouri Dr. Kamel Mansouri - Computational Chemist at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Chemoinformatics - Data mining - QSAR/QSPR - Chemicals risk assessment -…
Press Releases / PLENARY SESSIONhttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210910IPR11926/meps-demand-eu-action-plan-to-end-the-use-of-animals-in-research-and-testingAnimal testing for cosmetic products prohibited in the EU since 200912 million animals were still bred and killed for animal testing in 2017More funding for alternative testing methods neededMinimise pain, distress and suffering of animals when their use cannot be avoided"Parliament urges the EU to accelerate the transition to a research…
BYÂ HELDER CONSTANTINO, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH POLICY AND CATHERINE WILLETT, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL "European Commissioner for Transport Adina-Ioana VÄlean recently declared before the European Parliament that âthe Commission is convinced that animal testing should be phased out in Europe.â MEPs agreed, suggesting that there exists a broad consensus among…
During the next Plenary session in the middle of September, MEPs will cast their vote on an important text for the future of the 10 millions laboratory animals used yearly in the EU. The Motion for a resolution calls for an Action Plan to facilitate the transition to innovation without the use of animals in research,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otczly0ihS0&t=14s Towards better science. Within the scope of the 11th edition of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences focusing on 3Rs, we are delighted to present you the visions, and values of Altertox through our WC11 poster (P354).This poster was also translated in a video that we are happy to share…