Advancing NAMs for Risk Assessment: Perspectives from SOT 2025
By Breanne Kincaid | April 17th, 2025
“Together, these presentations illustrate a clear shift towards integrated, mechanistically informed risk assessment strategies that reduce the number of animals required to generate toxicity data—paving the way for regulatory frameworks that are both scientifically robust and economically sustainable.”
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Advancing non-animal science and public health progress in the 119th Congress – going for the win-win
By Dr. Paul Locke | March 6th, 2025
“[R]ather than looking back at past accomplishments, it is better to explore what we need for future success in public health and medicine.”
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Highlights from the Animal Law Conference in Portland, Oregon
By Paul Locke, Rebecca Critser and Zachary Liebowitz | November 14th, 2024
“The growing body of research indicating the cognitive and emotional capacities of animals has spurred increased interest in their welfare and rights.”
Meeting the Requirements of the AWA Workshop Recap
By Loza Taye | July 25th, 2024
“...AWIC hosted a workshop to promote successful research planning that meets the AWA requirements. Key takeaways from this event included the importance of early planning, cost considerations, effective search strategies, cultivating empathy, embracing progress, and enhancing proficiency in alternatives research.”
MPS World Summit 2024 Recap
By Breanne Kincaid & Yiguang Zhu | July 11th, 2024
“In attending the MPS World Summit and other conferences and webinars, it is increasingly clear that MPS developers and end-users would all benefit from clearly enumerated regulatory requirements describing what benchmarks must be met in order for MPS data to be accepted for particular use contexts.”
ICCVAM 2024 Public Forum Highlights
By Loza Taye | June 13th, 2024
“The 2024 ICCVAM Public Forum highlighted progress and future directions in alternative testing methods and how that work is proceeding in federal agencies and some partners. The presentations and discussions underscored a shared commitment to reducing animal testing while improving regulatory science and maintaining rigorous safety standards.”
Innovation in New Approach Methodologies at the 2024 Society of Toxicology Meeting
By Breanne Kincaid | May 16th, 2024
“By harnessing the power of technology, fostering collaboration, and prioritizing regulatory acceptance, we can chart a course towards a safer, more sustainable future.”
Briefing Over Breakfast
By Andrew Obeng | May 9th, 2024
“Earlier this week, Dr. Paul Locke and Rebecca Critser as well as White Coat Waste Project’s Justin Goodman presented their comments on the reversal of the EPA’s promises to minimize animal testing by 2035”
Virtual Testimony Before the Maryland Legislature to Support Senate Bill 761
By Sherman McFarland | April 4th, 2024
[Senate Bill 761] represents a humane step forward for animals in Maryland—in particular, cats and dogs—and I hope that it becomes available for reconsideration soon.
A Day at the Capitol: Cruelty Free Science Day
By Andrew Obeng | March 21st, 2024
“On March 7th, our Toxicology Policy team leader, Dr. Paul Locke, Hopkins doctoral student Breanne Kincaid, and post-doctoral student Itzy Erin Morales Pantoja, presented their research at a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by Cruelty Free International.”
The American Bar Association joins the fight to promote better science
By Paul Locke | February 22nd, 2024
In passing this resolution, the ABA has recognized the importance that replacement alternatives are playing now and will play in the future.
Where Do New Approach Methodologies Belong in Toxicity Testing? Key Takeaways from ASCCT
By Breanne Kincaid | November 9, 2023
With over 350,000 discrete chemical compounds and mixtures in commerce globally – many of which have never been thoroughly assessed for their risk to human health – it is imperative that industries and regulators have access to fast, accurate, human-relevant toxicity testing methods…