by Nick Tsiakas | Jun 17, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News, XCellR8 News
GLP laboratory adapts existing OECD Test Guidelines to animal-product-free conditions Earlier this year, we announced XCELLR8 wins £100K funding in the 2020 CRACK IT Challenges competition for a six-month proof-of-concept study to develop in vitro tests free from...
by Minty Hand | Jun 8, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News, XCellR8 News
After receiving a 70% research grant from Innovate UK, we have started an innovative project to find a scientifically and ethically advanced test method that’s highly predictive of human acute oral toxicity and relevant to our real-life exposure to chemicals. What is...
by Carol Treasure | May 20, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News, XCellR8 News
XCellR8 has been awarded Innovate UK funding to continue development of its animal-free replacements for acute oral toxicity testing. We’re so excited to be starting a ground-breaking research project this month, and we hope it will make a significant impact on the...
by Carol Treasure | Apr 29, 2021 | Animal-free testing, News
This month, Humane Society International released a poignant animated film – the latest phase in their campaign for a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics. “Save Ralph” tracks the experience of Ralph the tester rabbit, highlighting the disturbing reality...
by Minty Hand | Apr 15, 2021 | Animal-free testing, Events, News
Dr Carol Treasure was recently invited to be a guest speaker for MSc Cosmetic Science students at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. The virtual webinar, centred around creating safe and effective cosmetics using animal-free science, focussing...
by Carol Treasure | Apr 14, 2021 | Animal-free testing, News, XCellR8 News
XCellR8 was born from a passion for science and a lifelong dream to protect animals Our Founder, Dr Carol Treasure, grew up with a love of animals dating back to childhood nature-watching trips. As a young research scientist in the 1980s, she became convinced there...
