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Additional databasesBy Adrian SmithThese items comprise sources that were identified after the ECVAM Workshop in Neubiberg, Munich, 1996, and are a supplement to the main list of databases.
The AltWeb Pain Management Database
Compiled by Dr. Tim Allen, Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC).
Information on databases of relevance to veterinary medicine
Compiled by VetGate, a gateway to evaluated, high-quality resources in animal health. VetGate is created by a team of information specialist based at the University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical Library, in partnership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the Royal Veterinary College.
The German Collection of Human and Animal Cell Cultures
A non-profit-making organization set up in 1989 within the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, committed to the acquisition, characterization, preservation and distribution of a wide range of cell lines.
The American Type Culture Collection
ATCC is a global bioscience organization that provides biological products, technical services, and educational programs to private industry, government, and academic organizations around the world. The mission of the ATCC is to acquire, authenticate, and maintain reference cultures, related biological materials, and associated data, and to distribute these to qualified scientists in government, industry, and education.
The European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECCAC)
The European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures is a self financed part of the Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research (CAMR). The collection is supported from a combination of sources, the UK Research Councils (MRC, AFRC, SERC, NERC), the Commission of the European Communities, the World Health Organisation and revenue from sales and the provision of technical services. The Collection accepts deposits from a wide range of institutions including industry and aims to provide as comprehensive a service as possible to its users. Further information is provided on technical matters and the increased scope of back-up services from ECACC.
The Nordic Information Centre for Alternative Methods (NICA)
The NICA was founded in January 1998 and will, free of charge, give information about alternatives to animal experiments. The centre is organized by the Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology.
Activities at NICA include:
- To provide information on alternative methods
- To provide a service to ethical and animal care committees
- To provide and act as clearing-house for the MEIC in vitro database
- To set up a database of on-going projects on alternative methods in the Nordic countries
- To distribute booklets with information on alternatives and to gve lectures on alternatives
The documentation and information activities are managed by Dr. Cecilia Clemedson.
Click here for more databases.
This page was updated 11.04.2008.
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