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A Look Back at 2020

2020 brought many challenges for us all, but our global team of scientists didn't slow down the vital work of advancing non-animal test methods. This year, we published six papers, hosted seven webinars, presented more than a dozen posters and oral presentations, and handed out an Early-Career Scientist Award. See a full list of our highlights from the year here.

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Call for Data

DEADLINE EXTENDED: To reduce the number of animals used in aquatic toxicity tests, the Science Consortium (on behalf of the International Council on Animal Protection in OECD Programmes) and the United States are leading an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) project investigating whether it is possible to use only one control when a solvent is used in such tests. If you can contribute OECD Test Guideline 210 data in response to the OECD's call for data by 15 December, or if you would like more information, please click here.

Updates

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded its guidance to allow waivers for the acute dermal toxicity test for pesticide formulations and active ingredients after an analysis conducted with the NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods showed that the test generally does not provide added protection in pesticide risk assessment. Read more here.

Awards

NEW: Travel Grant for Early-Career Scientist to Train at the JRC's Summer School on Non-Animal Approaches*
Early-career scientists who have been accepted into the European Commission's JRC Summer School on Non-Animal Approaches in Science and who intend to pursue a career in non-animal methods are eligible to apply for our travel award to attend the event in Ispra, Italy, in 2021.

Event date: 18–21 May 2021

Award application window:
Submit applications between
15 February and 1 March 2021

Click here for more information about the event and for application requirements.

*If the Summer School is held online, the winner will be announced on the Science Consortium's website but there will be no monetary prize.

LIVe2021: Lung In Vitro Event for Innovative & Predictive Models
Early-career scientists are encouraged to apply for our award to attend LIVe2021: Lung In Vitro Event for Innovative & Predictive Models. This two-day event provides a platform for international researchers to share their research on in vitro lung models.

Event date:
14–15 June 2021

Award application deadline:
16 April 2021

Click here for more information about the event and for application requirements.

Award for a Free In Vitro Inhalation Chamber From MedTec Biolab
Submit your proposal to win a free CelTox Sampler that can be used to expose in vitro lung cell models to a variety of substances at the air-liquid interface, mimicking human exposure.

Application deadline: 30 April 2021

For more information and proposal requirements, click here.

In addition to awards offered by the Science Consortium, many Society of Toxicology Specialty Sections offer annual awards for students and postdoctoral fellows. Be sure to check out Specialty Section websites for award opportunities, including for the following Sections: In Vitro and Alternative Methods, Computational Toxicology, and Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology.

Save the Date

We plan to attend and present at the following meetings and hope to connect with you either virtually or in-person.

Assessing Carcinogenicity: Hazard Identification, Classification, and Risk Assessment. A Toxicology Forum State-of-the-Science Workshop
7–10 December 2020 (Virtual)

Society of Toxicology 2021 Annual Meeting and ToxExpo
12–26 March 2021 (Virtual)

10^th International Conference on Nanotoxicology (NanoTox 2021)
20–22 April 2021 (Virtual)

3^rd Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods
12–14 May 2021

19^th International Workshop on (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Environmental and Health Sciences (QSAR 2021)
7–10 June 2021 (Virtual)

Lung In Vitro Event for Innovative & Predictive Models (LIVe 2021)
14–15 June 2021

11^th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
22–26 August 2021

56^th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX 2021)
26–29 September 2021

For more information, contact us at PISC@piscltd.org.uk.

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