Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) at the University of Windsor
Making Humans the Gold Standard & Quintessential Animal Model
The Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) and its subsidiary, the Canadian Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (CaCVAM), aim to develop, validate, and promote methodologies in biomedical research, education, and chemical toxicity testing that do not require the use of animals.
Conventional medical research relies heavily on experimental animals to study human-specific diseases; however, it is difficult to accurately and reliably translate discoveries from lab animals to human patients because of immutable species differences in biological processes, disease mechanisms, and drug responses. To overcome these limitations, many countries across the globe have already established institutions dedicated to alternatives to animal testing - CCAAM is the first-of-its-kind in Canada.
Our vision is the replacement of animals in Canadian biomedical research, education, and regulatory testing through 21st century science, innovation, and ethics