Our Mission

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The UC Davis Novel Alternative Methodologies (NAMs) Testing Center is a nexus for collaboration between academic researchers, industry partners, and regulatory agencies to facilitate the validation of NAMs as model systems for human biology and disease research. We work directly with your team, whether you are designing, optimizing, or using a NAM, to ensure its biomedical relevance and utility while contributing to the 3R's…refinement, reduction, and replacement of animals in research. The Center accepts investigators' requests to assess the function and output of NAMs using established *in vivo* models. Studies are conducted under carefully designed and rigorously controlled experimental conditions that enable benchmarking NAM's predictive power across safety, pharmacology, efficacy, and other crucial domains. We deliver clear analytical and interpretative reports of actionable results to support publications, grant applications, or regulatory submissions. All project descriptions and experimental results are confidential and remain the sole property of the requesting investigator.