The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing runs an experimental facility that is engaged in the development, validation and standardisation of in vitro methods.
In addition, EURL ECVAM coordinates an international network of in vitro facilities (EU-NETVAL) that supports the validation and implementation of in vitro methods intended for regulatory use.
We primarily focus on in vitro (cell-based) and in chemico (chemical based) methods with the aim of demonstrating how non-animal based approaches can reliably provide relevant toxicological and physiochemical property information needed for chemical hazard and risk assessment.
The laboratories in our facility provide a wide range of state-of-the-art instrumentation for setting up and carrying out both small and large scale in vitro studies that use different cell and tissue models and a variety of advanced end-point detection methods.
- High Throughput Testing (HTT) laboratory
- High Content Imaging (HCI) laboratory
- Organ-on-chip (OoC) laboratory
- Multi Electrode Array (MEA) laboratory