by Sam Thistleton | Nov 26, 2021 | Animal-free testing, Events, News
In our last blog of the month Samantha Thistleton shares key trends that inspired her and Aminta Hand at SCS Formulate 2021. There is nothing like meeting people face to face. Carol (Treasure, our CEO) asked me what my take-home impressions were from last week’s SCS...
by Sam Thistleton | Nov 18, 2021 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, In Vitro Safety, News
Picture the scene: two minutes to go until your next video call and you’re stripping off the oversized hoodie, buttoning up your work shirt, flattening down your ‘bed head’, maybe reaching for the lip gloss, but, DEFINITELY, checking for that pesky...
by Sam Thistleton | Oct 25, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News
In this blog we ask does it have to be an ‘all or nothing’ approach to animal-free testing? Here at XCellR8 we dare to tread where sometimes regulators fear to go. Our work focuses on pursuing the science that will end the reliance on animal data once and for all. No...
by Sam Thistleton | Oct 15, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News
The blog this week talks about the reasons why animal testing is considered out-dated from a scientific perspective, and the advantages of the modern animal-free alternatives. An article in Food and Chemical Toxicology all the way back in 1985 questions the scientific...
by Sam Thistleton | Oct 7, 2021 | Animal-free testing, News
We’re all comfortable with the fact that vegan means animal-free, so logic says that vegan equals cruelty-free, right? Not necessarily! In this week’s blog we look at the terminology used by companies to help consumers ask the right questions and make the right choice...
by Sam Thistleton | Sep 30, 2021 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing, News
In a crowded personal care marketplace promoting the smallest benefit or point-of-difference can help guide the consumer to place your product in their shopping basket. In this week’s blog we talk about a skin irritation test method to identify the subtlest...
