Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
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FDA Modernization Act of 2021 This bill allows an applicant for market approval for a new drug to use methods other than animal testing to establish the drug's safety and effectiveness. Under this bill, these alternative methods may include cell-based assays, organ chips and microphysiological systems, sophisticated computer modeling, and other human biology-based test methods.
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCell biology and embryologyComputers and information technologyDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsResearch and development
FDA Modernization Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-2565| House
| Updated: 4/16/2021
FDA Modernization Act of 2021 This bill allows an applicant for market approval for a new drug to use methods other than animal testing to establish the drug's safety and effectiveness. Under this bill, these alternative methods may include cell-based assays, organ chips and microphysiological systems, sophisticated computer modeling, and other human biology-based test methods.
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCell biology and embryologyComputers and information technologyDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsResearch and development