KoCVAM issued a Leaflet 

KoCVAM has recently issued a leaflet that contains KoCVAM's activities & accomplishments,

cooperation with international partners, test guidelines for cosmetics safety evaluation,

and education programs and workshops. You can download a copy of an attached file for more details.  

KoCVAM successfully held 2020 NIFDS Technique Transfer Workshop on Alternative Test Methods 

14:00~15:20, Friday, November 27
Virtual Meeting

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□ Participants: Experts from non-clinical laboratories, academia, and industry related to medical device and drug safety assessment

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□ Purpose: Promoting the use of alternative test methods in the domestic non-clinical laboratories by transferring techniques in alternative test methods

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□ Main topic:

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 ○ Summary and principles of two alternative test methods

  - In vitro 3T3 NRU Phototoxicity Test (OECD TG 432)

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​  - LLNA:brdU-ELISA (OECD TG 442B) 

 ○ Video lecture on the techniques needed for performing the two test methods and Q&A session ​ 

KoCVAM successfully held 2020 NIFDS Education Workshop on Alternative Test Methods

09:00~11:30, Thursday, November 5

Virtual Meeting

□ Participants: 46 people from pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies and non-clinical laboratories who are interested in alternative test methods.

□ Purpose: Promotion and dissemination of alternative test methods in Korea by introducing test guidelines on alternative test methods

                for cosmetic safety testing

□ Main topic:

 ○ Introducing 3 test guidelines on alternative test methods for cosmetic safety testing 

    - The Amino Acid Derivative Reactivity Asssay (OECD TG 442C)

    - The Directive Peptide Reactivity Assay (OECD TG 442C)

    - Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)  Assay for Photo-reactivity
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KoCVAM operate the booths in the 35th annual meeting of Korean Society of Toxicology

The KoCVAM operated booths to promote alternative test methods in the 35th annual meeting of Korean Society of Toxicology, and presented the video on eye irritation test method using MCTT HCE™. The KoCVAM also explained the current status of the validation studies in  Korea, international cooperation with ICATM and EURL ECVAM, and KoCVAM’s activities including the publication of test guidelines on alternative test methods and educational workshops on alternative test methods.

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KoCVAM’s Newsletter

The first newsletter of the KoCVAM was published in November. The newsletter compiles a number of articles explaining KoCVAM’s activities and achievements in 2019.

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○ KoCVAM’s activities and achievements
  1. Current status of OECD test guideline adoption and validations studies in KoCVAM
  2. Participation in international validation studies of alternative test methods
  3. Publication of 3 test guidelines on alternative test methods
  4. KoCVAM’s educational workshops

○ KoCVAM’s news
  - Public forum for the 4th industrial revolution in animal bioethics
  - 16th International Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiment
  - R&D projects on alternative test methods in 2019
  - Production of videos for the dissemination of alternative test methods adopted by OECD in 2019
  - Recruitment of experts in the area of alternative test methods

Please find more details in the attached newsletter.

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