News & Events: Bioassays
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Spotlight: Toward Three-Dimensional Liver Bioassays
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The Hamner Launches New Program in 3D Liver Bioassays - News Clips
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The Hamner Launches New Program in 3D Liver Bioassays
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences has (http://www.thehamner.org) announced the formation of a research initiative using more realistic 3D tissue bioassays for in vitro toxicity testing. This program, with support from the American Chemistry Council, will produce better human tissue surrogates in accordance with the vision of the 2007 National Academies of Sciences report, “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century,” which advocates new in vitro approaches to chemical safety sciences. These new technologies will enhance human relevance of test results and significantly improve product stewardship and responsible care efforts. This research program could also have implications on improving drug safety, through a collaborative effort with scientists at The Hamner-UNC Institute for Drug Safety Sciences.