CRACK IT Challenge 36: Winners Phase 2

Following successful completion of the Phase 1 challenge awarded to ImmuONE by NC3Rs, we were announced as the winners for the Phase 2 challenge in January 2022. Sponsored by Unilever and AstraZeneca, the project aims to establish and develop in vitro OECD test guideline assays; free from animal-derived products and demonstrate their equivalence and superiority to current strategies. Once optimised, these technologies will progress to commercially ready, human relevant, animal-free bioassays with the view of gaining regulatory acceptance.