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Overview of supported projects



2009-now
“A Transatlantic Think Tank of Toxicology (t4)”
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) and Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) - Europe



2013-2015
Development of a comprehensive test battery for neuroteratogenicity
Marcel Leist



2011-2014
Human dopaminergic neurons (LUHMES cells) as substitute for transgenic animal models in neurodegenerative disease and as platform to map pathways of toxicity
Marcel Leist and Stefan Schildknecht



2012-2014
First in vitro approaches to address repeat dose - long-term toxicity
Marcel Leist



2012-2013
Virtual Pharmacology Lab - a repository of free educational resources to support animal-free pharmacology teaching
David Dewhurst



2012-2013
Identification of biomarkers for human neurodevelopmental nanotoxicity (Nano-DNT) in a hESC-derived in vitro model
Suzanne Kadereit and Marcel Leist



2011-2012
Development of a high-throughput in vitro system to test the carcinogenic potential of chemicals
Pablo Steinberg




2009-2012

Modeling of pathways of developmental neurotoxicity as pilot of a paradigm shift for regulatory safety assessments of chemicals -creation of the ReTox-21c Centre-
Thomas Hartung



2010
Replacing animal use in teaching in Eastern European Universities
David Dewhurst and Zvezdana Kojic



2009-2011
Pierre Cosson
Production of recombinant antibodies



2009-2011
Stefan Schildknecht
Establihtshment and valdation of an improved in vitro model of the blood brain barrier



2009-2011
Suzanne Kadereit
Development of in vitro embrionic stem cell-based cell assays to screen for toxicity of emerging nanomaterials



2009-2011
Coenraad F.M. Hendriksen
Development of in vitro quality control tests to replace animal based potency tests for diphtheria and tetanus toxoid vaccines



2009-2010

Development of an in vitro method for the determination of tetanus toxicity in tetanus vaccines

Karin Weisser and Beate Krämer




2008
David Dewhurst and Zvezdana Kojic
Replacing animal use in teaching in Eastern European universities



2008-2010
Marcel Leist and Stefan Schildknecht
Human dopaminergic neurons as substitute for animal models of Parkinson’s disease and for transgenic models with modified expression of PARK genes
Short title: Replacement of animal experiments in Parkinson’s research
DZ chair on alternatives, University of Konstanz, Germany



2008-
2010

Marcel Leist and Suzanne Kadereit
In vitro cell differentiation assays to replace rodent and
companion animal use in tests of neurotoxicity and embryotoxicity
DZ chair on alternatives, University of Konstanz, Germany



2007-
2008

Troy Seidle
Analysis of current reproductive toxicity assessments to reduce animal use.
Troy Seidle, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, will do this work during two years at ECVAM, Ispra, Italy



2007
Barbara M. Rothen-Rutishauser
Use of a particle exposure system to investigate the inflammation and toxicity of nanoparticles in an epithelial airway barrier model.
Institute of Anatomy, Division of Histology, University of Bern, Switzerland



2007
Michaela Zorn-Kruppa and Heike Scholz
Cytokine secretion profiles of immortalized human corneal cells and three-dimensional human corneal constructs. 
Animal Welfare Academy (German Animal Welfare Federation), Neubiberg, Germany



2007
I-CARE
First National Congress on Alternatives in India, 29-31 January 2007



2007
InterNICHE
Outreach and resources to catalyse widespread replacement in education in Latin America



2006
ProteoSys AG
Stem cell-based in vitro models as a basis to test efficacies of preclinical phases of anti-neurodegenerative treatments
Continuation of a hitherto existing project furthered by the Foundation SET, Frankfurt, Germany



2006-
2008

Angelo Vedani
Validation of virtual test kits for predicting harmful effects triggered by drugs and chemicals.
Biografiklabor 3R, Basel, Switzerland



2006
InterNICHE
Translation English-Spanish of the book "From Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse"



2004   Doris Höschele
Investigating Mitochondrial Toxicity of HIV-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in ovo



2001
C. Ross Ethier
Human Anterior Segment Model for Myocilin Perfusion



2000
Karim R. Sultan
Implementation of in vitro techniques in courses on laboratory animal science



2000
Jan van der Valk / David Dewhurst
The European resource centre for alternatives in education (eurca)



1998
Günter Niemeyer
Effects of changes in blood-glucose level on the function of the mammlain retina in vivo and in vitro



1996
C. Ross Ethier
Non-Invasive Blood Flow Modelling Studies



1996
Joachim Seelig
Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy as Non-Invasive Tools for Animal Diagnostics



1994
Mario Raggenbass
Cellular electrophysiology of mammalian motoneurones: an in vitro approach using brainstem slices of the rat



1994
Richard T. Robertson
Tissue slice culture model for studies of neural degeneration and regeneration



1994
Michael Sittinger
In vitro synthesis of vital human tissues using resorbable biocompatible polymer fleeces and perfusion culture systems to replace large animal experiments



1994
Scott M. Thompson
Hippocampal slice cultures: an in vitro alternative for studying anti-convulsant withdrawal seizures



1991
Gerard J. Mulder
Flow Cytometer



1990
Arie Bruinink
Investigation of neurotoxic compounds using serum-free cultures of embryonic chick neuronal retina, brain, RPE and meninges cells