Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods

The Committee will provide advice to the Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), and the NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) regarding ICCVAM activities. SACATM also advises the NIEHS and NICEATM on NICEATM activities relating to ICCVAM. The purposes of the ICCVAM as defined in the law are to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal agency test method review; eliminate unnecessary duplicative efforts and share experiences between Federal regulatory agencies; optimize utilization of scientific expertise outside the Federal government; ensure that new and revised test methods are validated to meet the needs of Federal agencies; and reduce, refine, or replace the use of animals in testing, where feasible. NICEATM supports activities and collaborates with ICCVAM to facilitate the development, scientific review, validation, and interagency consideration of novel toxicological methods of multiagency interest that predict human health risks while reducing, refining, and/or replacing animal tests. NICEATM promotes participation and communication with stakeholders throughout the process of test method development and validation.

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