US FDA Pushes for New Methods to Replace Animal Testing ...

Health Agencies Ramp Up Push for Alternatives to Animal Testing

Federal regulators on March 18 issued draft guidance to help manufacturers use alternatives to animal testing during drug development, while the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pledged to invest $150 million in research methods that reduce the use of animals. The Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance says in part that new approaches, such as using organoids—replica organs typically created with stem cells—and computer simulations can…

FDA Proposes More Flexibility in Alternatives to Animal Testing in Drug Development

(MedPage Today) -- Drug developers will be able to use alternatives to animal testing and possibly get new products to market faster under draft guidance issued Wednesday by the FDA. In a press release, officials said the guidance advances the...

FDA and NIH announce more initiatives to reduce animal testing in drug development

FDA released guidance to help drug companies assess their products without animals. NIH will offer grants to find alternatives.

US FDA pushes for new methods to replace animal testing ...

FDA, NIH Pledge More Flexibility and $150M Investment for Animal Testing Alternatives

The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) released new draft guidance March 18 specifying that drug approval applicants are welcome to submit data from new approach methodologies (NAMs) like organoids, organs-on-chips and computational models, even if the method hasn’t previously been OK’d by the agency to replace animals. [FDA (Fierce Biotech)] Press Release

Trump Administration Pushes to End Animal Testing

Federal regulators working on behalf of the Trump Administration issued draft guidance to help manufacturers use alternatives to animal testing during drug development. The Food and Drug Administration’s March 19 guidelines say in part that new approaches, such as using organoids—replica organs typically created with stem cells—and computer simulations can be used for preclinical toxicology and safety testing. The FDA said it was offering the gu…