Safe & Sound
Our GLP accredited laboratory provides ground-breaking in vitro safety and efficacy tests for global cosmetics brands, chemical companies and ingredient manufacturers.
Animal Free In Vitro Testing Lab
Only XCellR8’s regulatory safety tests are entirely animal and animal-product free, allowing you to meet your regulatory requirements for establishing human safety whilst supporting growing consumer demand for vegan supply chains. With turnaround times from as little as 6 weeks, we are driven by a passionate commitment to rapid delivery and scientific excellence.
Our world class expertise and award-winning work has been recognised at a regulatory level by the OECD and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and supported by top funding bodies such as Innovate UK and the European Horizon 2020 programme.
Get in touch today to find out how we are redefining testing.

VIEW OUR FULL PORTFOLIO
We’ve expanded the range of safety and efficacy tests we offer. See the full list and how we can help your 2022 testing programme in our brochure.
TRULY ANIMAL-FREE?
Many in vitro tests use animal components and so can’t be called truly animal-free. To provide more transparency on this issue, we’ve developed the Scale of Animal-free to help you assess the ethics of various test methods.
Latest news on animal-free testing

Weekly news round-up 8 August 22
Lip care: The ingredients behind the trend From oils to glosses, treatments developed specifically for the unique skin on our lips are more in demand than ever. Rouah Al-Wakeel explores ingredients suitable for helping to protect consumers’ pouts. Read now. High...

Weekly News Round-up 01 August 22
French Decree to Ban Plant-Based Use of Meat-Like Terminology SUSPENDED The French Conseil d’Etat, France’s highest court, has just now expressed serious doubt about the legality of the proposed ban of meat-like terminology for plant-based producers in France, and...

Weekly News Round-up 25 July 22
Department of Transportation Ends Animal Testing Requirement! This week, with encouragement from PETA, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) expanded its acceptance of animal-free skin testing. This change will encourage companies to use animal-free tests. Read...


