European Union Network of Laboratories for the Validation of Alternative Methods

Knowledge Source Identification
Knowledge source name	European Union Network of Laboratories for the Validation of Alternative Methods
Abbreviated name	EU-NETVAL
Owner/Developer	European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Abbreviated owner	EC - JRC
Country	Italy
Languages	English
URL	https://eurl-ecvam.jrc.ec.europa.eu/eu-netval
Contact email	JRC-ECVAM-NETVAL@ec.europa.eu
Description	EU-NETVAL's mission is to provide support for EURL ECVAM validation studies to assess the reliability and relevance of alternative methods that have a potential to replace, reduce, or refine the use of animals for scientific purposes. EU-NETVAL is coordinated by the EURL ECVAM, in close collaboration with Directorate-General for Environment (to ensure interactions with the National Contact Points for implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes).
Knowledge Source Category
Category	Organization
Sub categories	Governmental Organization
Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing
Dissemination channel	Website, Social media
Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis)	Regulators
Knowledge Characterization
3Rs relevance	Replacement, Reduction
Purpose	Regulatory testing, Toxicological and safety evaluation, Method development, Validation, Documentation and information
Legislative framework	Directive 2010/63/EU
Technology/Tools	Alternative test methods (in vitro), Analytics