US FDA pushes for new methods to replace animal testing in early drug studies

March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a draft guidance to help companies reduce ...
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Inotiv Leverages LifeNet Health Proprietary Platform to Advance New Approach Methodologies in Translational Drug Discovery

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inotiv, Inc. (NOTV) (the “Company”, or “Inotiv”), a leading Contract Research Organization specializing in nonclinical and analytical drug ...
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An introduction to new approach methodologies

Using traditional animal models, drug development can take 10–15 years and cost more than US$2 billion per approved drug, with over 90% of drugs that succeed in animal tests failing in human trials.
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NAMs: an exciting era for drug discovery

New approach methodologies (NAMs) aim to address the limitations of animal models by assessing drug efficacy and safety in a more ethical, human-relevant way. The term ‘NAMs’ encompasses several ...