Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C^®) is pleased to present “What’s New with New Approach Methodologies: A Webinar” from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST) on February 13, 2025. New Approach Methodologies (NAM) are being increasingly used throughout the field of toxicology due to scientific, logistical, and ethical advantages, as well as legal requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as directed by the 2016 amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is required to “reduce and replace…the use of vertebrate animals in the testing of chemical substances or mixtures; and promote the development and timely incorporation of alternative test methods or strategies that do not require new vertebrate animal testing.”

This complimentary 90-minute webinar will feature experts in the toxicology field discussing the state of play as stakeholders take advantage of these new approaches. Adam Bettmann, MS, DABT^®, a Toxicology Specialist representing PETA Science Consortium International e.V., will navigate the current state of NAMs and their use for submissions to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by providing an overview of some of the relevant guideline and non-guideline testing approaches, the process of vetting NAMs for readiness, and available training and educational opportunities. Katie Paul Friedman, Ph.D., Acting Director for the Biomolecular and Computational Toxicology Division in the Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE) in EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), will provide an overview of the TSCA New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program (NCCRP) as the lead within the ORD. An overview of the proposed research plan and its components (as presented to the U.S. EPA ORD Board of Scientific Councilors in late 2022) will be followed by descriptions of early works in progress and publications related to this effort.* Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. will wrap up these issues with an overview of TSCA Section 4 authority and chemical testing issues. Register now for this informative and timely event.

*The views expressed in this abstract and presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of EPA or the institutions associated with co-authors on works described.