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Advancing Alternative Methods at FDA

                        
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    PrintFDA is working to advance alternative methods for regulatory use. Alternative Methods have the potential to provide more timely and more predictive information to assess certain aspects of FDA-regulated products while also replacing, reducing and/or refining animal testing (the 3Rs).
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          In this sectionComputers, code, and stethoscope, representing alternative methods. An alternative method generally refers to a testing strategy different from the traditional approach.

                    About Alternative Methods
            What are alternative methods, and why is FDA advancing them for regulatory use? Learn more, including how to contact us.
          
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                    Implementing Alternative Methods
            Agency-wide efforts for advancing development, qualification, and implementation of alternative methods for product testing.
    
          Publications on alternative methods co-authored by FDA scientists
      

            
      Publications on alternative methods co-authored by FDA scientists

                    Publications and Events
            See what’s new from FDA on alternative methods, including publications, presentations, guidance documents, events, and related materials.
    
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                    Alternative Methods Partnerships
            FDA works with a wide variety of domestic and global partners across government, industry, and academia to advance alternative methods.
    
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                    Featured Report (2021)
            Read about FDA's cross-cutting work to spur the development of new regulatory approaches that can help improve predictivity.  (PDF, 1.9 MB)
    
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                    Developers: Tell us about your work
            FDA gives developers the opportunity to present their new methods and methodologies exclusively to FDA scientists.
          Related informationFDA Focus Areas of Regulatory Science (FARS) Report
            As part of FDA's FARS report, read more about the focus area for novel technologies to improve predictivity of nonclinical studies and replace, reduce, and refine reliance on animal testing.Emerging Sciences
            FDA wants to understand how new areas of science will have an impact on our mission. Share your thoughts by submitting them to FDA's public idea portal.

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                        About Alternative Methods
          Alternative Methods Partnerships
          Implementing Alternative Methods
          FDA’s Alternative Methods Forum Series
          Alternative Methods Publications and Events
          Publications Co-authored by FDA on Alternative Methods
 
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