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- EIN 52-2029668
- (301) 947-6523
- 30 W Watkins Mill Rd Ste 100 Gaithersburg MD 20878 USA
- www.iivs.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Special Education
Mission: The mission of the institute for in vitro sciences is:- to drive the optimization and application of scientifically robust in vitro methods that are accepted by regulatory agencies and adopted by industry worldwide. - to create a forum in which industry, regulatory agencies and animal welfare organizations can work together to develop humane scientific tools for testing. - to utilize our expertise to create educational and outreach programs that will expand the adoption of non-animal test methods around the globe.
Programs: Science program: iivs worked with more than eighty companies to determine the appropriate non-animal testing strategies, conducted testing and assisted in interpretation of data. Iivs continues to optimize and standardize in vitro methods to make them suitable for industry and regulatory needs. Advancements are shared with the scientific community through presentations and publications so that other industry and regulatory scientists can benefit. Iivs was involved in over fifteen scientific conferences and exhibitions to maximize direct interaction with scientists.
education and outreach program: iivs provides training to a variety of stakeholders including students, industry scientists, regulatory scientists and animal protection organizations. These trainings are tailored for the participants and generally include lectures, hands-on demonstrations and data interpretation. Iivs has a focused program to help chinese regulators learn about and adopt in vitro methods to reduce their reliance on animals for testing. For this program, iivs staff made four trips to china which included a hands-on training and multiple presentations at universities and conferences. Iivs continues to hold annual hands-on training courses, which are attended by scientists throughout the world, including europe, asia and south america. Our webinars, training videos and enewsletters, focused on in vitro methods, are designed to help train an even larger audience. Iivs scientists were invited to participate in expert panels convened by the organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd), which harmonizes in vitro testing approaches for the worldwide scientific community. These panels discussed new methods for genetic toxicology, skin sensitization, eye irritation and skin corrosion. Iivs staff also hold board positions within societies that have an aim to work collaboratively to increase the use and acceptance of alternative methods, such as the american society for cellular and computational toxicology, the us society of toxicology and the chinese society of toxicology.