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