Validation of alternative methods for the potency testing of vaccines

Affiliations

• ¹ National Institute of Public Health and the Environment - RIVM, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
• ² European Department for the Quality of Medicines, Council of Europe, 67029 Strasbourg Cedex 1, France.
• ³ ECVAM, JRC Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, 21020 Ispra, Italy.
• ⁴ Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis, 3147 Mittelhäusern, Switzerland.
• ⁵ Paul-Ehrlich Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Strasse 51-59, 63207 Langen, Germany.
• ⁶ SmithKline Beecham Biologicals SA, Belgium.
• ⁷ Department of Biological Standardisation, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Environment, Brussels, Belgium.
• ⁸ Netherlands Centre Alternatives to Animal Use, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
• ⁹ Trawsnant, Cross Inn, Llandysul, Dyfed, UK.
• ¹⁰ World Health Organization - Vaccine Supply and Quality Unit, Geneva, Switzerland.
• ¹¹ National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK.
• ¹² Bath, UK.
• ¹³ Laboratório National de Investigação Veterinária, Lisbon, Portugal.