by XCellR8 Team | Jun 3, 2020 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, News |
A recent article by Chemical Watch stating that “Over 50% of REACH substances need animal tests for skin sensitisation” couldn’t fail to catch my attention, or that of many of my colleagues across the industry. It’s been a hot topic of conversation over the...
by XCellR8 Team | Apr 29, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
Last month, we revealed our new scale of animal-free testing. As we’ve discussed, in vitro testing doesn’t automatically mean animal-product-free and the scale is intended to help organisations distinguish between the different levels of animal products...
by XCellR8 Team | Apr 15, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News, XCellR8 News |
We are delighted to announce that we have expanded our collaboration with SenzaGen, a Swedish developer of animal-free in vitro tests for sensitisation, by signing an exclusive global licensing agreement. The new agreement covers the performance, marketing and sales...
by XCellR8 Team | Mar 31, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ll know that we have been arguing for a while that in vitro testing does not automatically mean 100% animal-free. Our recent article explains how animal components can make it into testing programmes, even those designed for...
by XCellR8 Team | Mar 30, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
March saw the 7th anniversary of the European ban on animal testing for cosmetics, nicknamed the ‘Banniversary’ by Cruelty Free International. As other countries around the world consider similar legislation and we celebrate Mexico becoming the latest, we thought it...
by XCellR8 Team | Feb 28, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
What is truly animal-free testing? There has been huge change over the last three decades in the testing of cosmetics and personal care products, driven by consumer lobbying across the EU and by regulators. 1993 saw the introduction of a ban on the testing of cosmetic...
