#iccvam

ICCVAM is 'The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods' was created under the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000.

Objective: To facilitate the research, development, translation, validation, and regulatory acceptance of alternative test methods that reduce, refine, and replace the use of animals in testing.

ICCVAM  is a permanent interagency committee administered by the NIEHS under NICEATM (NICEATM: the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods)

ICCVAM is composed of members designated by the heads of 15 federal agencies.

Some ICCVAM Activities:

Links:

ICCVAM-NICEATM: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/evalatm/index.html NIEHS: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/