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Category Archives: Stem Cells and iPSCs

NIH Promotes Novel Alternative Methodologies (NAMs) to Reduce Animal Testing

“NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models”

Mark Scott
January 21, 2026

In July 2025, at a collaborative FDA & NIH Workshop on Reducing Animal Testing, the NIH announced: “All new NIH Funding Opportunities moving forward should incorporate language on consideration of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models.” See the new video: New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in vitro in […]

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Brown Fat Preadipocytes (i-HBrPAd)

Celebrating 30 Years of Innovation: Cell Applications Unveils Groundbreaking Brown Fat Cells

Mark Scott
November 23, 2024

Until now, studying human brown fat was nearly impossible due to its extreme scarcity in adults. For the first time, Cell Applications makes Brown Fat Preadipocytes available. SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cell Applications, Inc. is pioneering a new era with the release of Brown Fat Preadipocytes (i-HBrPAd), a first-of-its-kind cellular model derived from pluripotent stem cells and cryopreserved […]

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