About Us

MISSION

Altweb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web Site, was created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond. Altweb now is the U.S. home of the journal ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation, which is the official publication of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT).

Altweb is intended to serve:

Biomedical researchers

Industry

The international alternatives community

The international regulatory community(ies)

IACUCs and other institutional groups that review animal protocols

The animal welfare community

Individuals and groups who work with laboratory animals (technicians, veterinarians, etc.)

Educators

Students

The general public

Altweb has five practical goals:

To assist scientists and others seeking to conduct a search for alternatives methods.

to serve as a CRP—"central reference point"—for alternatives information, publications, databases, calendars, and other resources.

to support the creation and maintenance of new alternative resources as needed, when no other organization can/will do so

to promote the use of alternatives resources by publicizing them on the site and through e-mail or other outreach

to facilitate communication and collaboration among members of the alternatives community, in particular those who work in database or information management.