In Brief: P&G animal alternatives research grants
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
P&G animal alternatives research grants: Awarded to Gerard Beijersbergen van Henegouwen, a professor at Leiden University in The Netherlands, and Brian Shoichet, an assistant professor at Northwestern University Medical School, as part of P&G's International Program for Animal alternatives. Van Henegouwen is developing an in vitro method to test sunscreens safety and efficacy, while Shoichet is designing an improved computer model to help screen efficacy and toxicity of new materials based on the size and shape of their molecules. Each researcher will receive up to $50,000 a year for a maximum of three years. P&G has funded 23 research proposals since the program's inception in 1989...