KocVAM

2019 International Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments(KSAAE)

Date: Friday, Aug 23, 2019
Venue: Baek-eun Kwan, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea

□ Objective: To exchange on advanced knowledge & the current development of “in vitro alternative tests in practice”

□ Main topic
   ○ Alternative tests in practice in industry

     · A novel safety assessment using human iPS cell technology
     · Development and application of alternative methods in China
     · Application of reconstructed tissue model
     · Risk assessment using alternative methods
     · In vitro tests for cosmetic efficacy ​

   ○ Alternatives in regulatory science

     · Application of animal alternative methods in Korean Chemicals Regulation

     · Prospects and regulation of alternative methods on pesticides
     · Establishment of new legislation to support new approach methodologies

     · Application of animal alternative methods in Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 

   ○ Alternatives for medical device & cosmetics

     · Practical application of animal alternative test methods for safety evaluation of cosmetics
     · Biological safety assessment and their alternatives for European market approval of medical device
     · Alternatives for opthalmological medical device
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