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KMID : 1177720100040020029
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Journal of Alternatives to Animal Experiments
2010 Volume.4 No. 2 p.29 ~ p.32
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Establishment and International Cooperation of Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods
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Sohn Soo-Jung
Cha Hye-Jin
Lee Yong-Kyoung
Yum Young-Na
Han Soon-Young
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Abstract
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Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods (KoCVAM) was founded in 2009 as part of the Division of Toxicological Screening and Testing, Department of Toxicology Evaluation and Research at the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, affiliated with the Korea Food and Drug Administration. According to the Article five of the Korea Laboratory Animal Act, establishment of policies and their execution on the development and approval of alternative test methods are specified as duty of the commissioner of KFDA. KoCVAM was founded based on this law. The mission of KoCVAM are 1) promoting the 3Rs in regulatory science for the safety assessment, 2) evaluating the usefulness and limitations of alternative test methods, and 3) promoting cooperation both nationally and internationally to achieve international harmonization. In this paper we introduce KoCVAM’s organization and describe KoCVAM’s international
activities.
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KEYWORD
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Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods, Alternative Methods, Validation
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