NIH Director Statement on Catalyzing the Development of Novel Alternative Methods

This report, which the ACD enthusiastically endorsed and conveyed to the agency, recommended that NIH work with the community to: Prioritize the development and use of combinatorial NAMs Establish resources, infrastructure, and collaborations to promote the use of interoperable, reliable, and well curated/high quality datasets produced from research using NAMs Promote effective dissemination and interconnection of NAM technologies Invest in comprehensive training to bolster continuous advances in development and use of NAMs Facilitate multidisciplinary teams with expertise across technologies and the lifecycle of NAM development and use Promote social responsibility in both the creation and deployment of NAMs across the research lifecycle Support and maintain coordinated infrastructure to catalyze effective and responsible NAM development and use I want to thank the members of the ACD and the working group for their diligent work and thoughtful insights. After careful review and consideration of the report, NIH accepts these recommendations and is committed to continuing its investment in building a robust suite of tools for researchers to study human biology and disease. These recommendations build on an existing foundation of NIH investment in NAMs projects. This foundation includes complex lab-based systems like cells and tissues grown on chips and 3D cultures of cells that can replicate some features of organs. There are computer and machine...
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