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Colipa (European Cosmetics Association) is conducting an eye irritation programme for development of in vitro methods to replace the Draize rabbit eye test (now banned for evaluating cosmetic ingredients). This programme is focused on identification of new in vitro test... Read More

This study by scientists at Mary Kay, Inc., COLIPA (European Cosmetics Association), Procter & Gamble Co. and MatTek Corp. demonstrated that MatTek’s EpiOcular in vitro human corneal tissue equivalent is a very accurate and reproducible in vitro model for the... Read More

This study by scientists at Alberto-Culver Co. and the Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) demonstrated that major personal care and cosmetics companies are basing their internal ocular product safety evaluation programs on MatTek’s EpiOcular in vitro human corneal tissue... Read More

This study by scientists at Mary Kay, Inc. demonstrated that MatTek’s EpiOcular in vitro human corneal tissue equivalent was able to distinguish between the sensory discomfort levels of 2 surfactants-based facial cleansers at specific concentrations in addition to accurately predicting... Read More

This study by scientists at Kurabo Industries (Japan) and MatTek Corp. demonstrated that MatTek’s EpiOcular in vitro human corneal tissue equivalent can be shipped long distances for extended shipping times and still meet intra- and inter-lot functional QC testing specifications.... Read More