In vitro skin irritation testing has emerged as a critical component in the safety evaluation of chemicals and medical devices, aiming to replace traditional animal-based assays. Central to this ...

This artificial skin could one day be used to replace cosmetic and pharmaceutical testing on animals. (Vellore Institute of Technology pic) Researchers at the Graz University of Technology in Austria ...

Directive 2010/63/EU laid down restrictions on animal testing for the testing of cosmetics and their ingredients throughout the EU. Therefore, there is an intense search for alternatives to test the ...

A laboratory-grown skin model that represents all three skin layers is set to replace animal testing. This is the vision of a start-up. Laboratory-grown human skin could replace numerous animal ...

ALK has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new AccuTest range of allergy skin testing devices. The line includes the AccuTest-1, AccuTest-8 and AccuTest-10, ...

The Indian personal care industry is booming, raising consumer safety concerns. "Dermatologically tested" labels aim to reassure, but testing limitations and the importance of Indian skin-specific ...

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic, is helping to develop an artificial ...