CAAT News and Upcoming Events
News and upcoming events sponsored by CAAT, CAAT-Europe, and the Transatlantic Think Tank for Toxicology (t4): CAAT 2012 Science-based Refinement Awards: Call for Proposals Pharmaceutical Information Day: Scientific and Animal Welfare Innovations in Drug Development and Safety Assessment
May 7, 2012
Baltimore CAAT Information Day: New Approaches to Assessing Countermeasures to Bioterrorism Agents
May 22, 2012
Baltimore
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CAAT and CAAT-Europe promise sound scientific synergy involving experts from both sides of the Atlantic to promote the implementation of human-relevant alternative approaches, the advancement of research, and the dissemination of the 3Rs. CAAT-Europe is housed at the University of Konstanz, Germany.
Open Workshop on the Human Toxome Project
European Parliament in Brussels
May 15, 2012 Workshop: Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century—Beyond Environmental Chemicals
June 4-6, 2012
Ranco, Italy
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From Altweb
News from Altweb: the latest in information about alternatives and humane science
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ALTEX 2/12 features 2 Food for thought articles—Systems Toxicology and A Toxicology Ontology Roadmap—as well as the t4 report: Analysis of the proposed EU Regulation concerning biocide products.
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A lunch debate on the "Human Toxome Project," chaired by Mr. Prodi, will be held at the EU Parliament on May 15, 2012.
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The UK NC3Rs and BBSRC host a symposium June 12, 2012 in central London to highlight the potential of tissue engineering as a scientifically robust means to replace and reduce the use of animals in basic research and safety testing.
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CAAT is organizing an information day to examine the state of the art of new technologies to replace animal use as well as those that will modify current animal protocols in assessing countermeasures to bioterrorism agents.
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Rep. James Moran (D-VA) is pushing to raise awareness of alternatives to animal testing in preparation for future legislative mandates to require their use.
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