by Minty Hand | May 24, 2022 | Animal-free testing, News
On 15 May 2022, Anne-Marie Barton started her ’24h crate of loneliness’ where she spent 24hrs alone inside a large dog crate, to highlight the mental and physical struggle of being caged up and alone. Anne-Marie is a self-published author, poetry writer,...
by Guest | May 17, 2022 | Animal-free testing, News
MatTek are world leaders in the development and commercialisation of human tissue models. In this very special edition we welcome our first guest blogger, Margaux Babineau, Director of Marketing and Customer Engagement at MatTek Life Sciences, who shines the light on...
by Minty Hand | Mar 1, 2022 | Animal-free testing, News, XCellR8 News
What is Acute Toxicity? The term acute toxicity describes the adverse effects of substances on our bodies following a single exposure or multiple exposures in a short period of time (typically 24h) This includes ingredients of: Shampoos, conditioners, bath and shower...
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...
