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Science and Ethics
Why is it that research done in academia, funded by a government agency, and published in a peer reviewed journal is considered to be more credible than research published in the same journal, but funded by industry? The issue I believe is the potential for a research scientist to be biased. I have worked in […]
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Standards of Science
What has happened to the scientific process that most of us were taught while in graduate school? The idea that experiments need to be well thought out and contain the proper positive and negative controls. The need for BOTH technical as well as biological replicates and clear well written methods sections so that other laboratories […]
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IONTOX Attends NOSB Meeting to Discuss Carrageenan Safety
NOSB Fall 2016 Meeting – St. Louis, MO On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, IONTOX President, James McKim attended a meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) in St. Louis to discuss the safety of the commonly used food additive carrageenan. IONTOX’s official position, as stated to the NOSB on November 16, 2016 when asked […]
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IONTOX published in Food and Chemical Toxicology
Effects of carrageenan on cell permeability, cytotoxicity, and cytokine gene expression in human intestinal and hepatic cell lines James M. Mckim Jr, Heidi Baas, Gabriel P. Rice, Jamin A. Willoughby Sr. Myra L. Weiner, William Blakemore. Effects of carrageenan on cell permeability, cytotoxicity, and cytokine gene expression in human intestinal and hepatic cell lines. Food […]
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IONTOX And ScitoVation Discuss The Progression of A Multiple Organ Culture Plate at EuroTox
The 52nd Congress of EuroTox Integrated human multi-organ culture plate for estimating systemic toxicity in vitro Abstract S12-4 James M. Mckim1, Heidi Baas1, Miyoung Yoon2, Harvey Clewell2 , Melvin E. Andersen2 1. IonTox, LLC 2.ScitoVation The development of in vitro alternative methods for predicting systemic toxicity requires an integrated model. Multiple organs should be represented […]
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British American Tobacco, ScitoVation, and IONTOX Present Poster On Multiple Organ Lung-Liver-PK Model at SOT 2016
55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology Development of an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Model to Describe Nicotine Kinetics in a MultiOrgan Culture System Abstract no. 2188. Y. Zhao3, M. Yoon3, M. D. Gaca1, G. Phillips1, H. Clewell3, M. E. Andersen3 and J. M. McKim2. 1British American Tobacco, R&D Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom; 2IONTOX, Kalamazoo, […]
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IONTOX Presents Poster on Carrageenan Research At SOT 2016
55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology Effects of Food Grade Carrageenan on Inflammatory Signaling Pathways in a Human Hepatoma Cell Line (HepG2). Abstract no. 2589. Click here to view poster. H. M. Baas and J. M. McKim. IONTOX, Kalamazoo, MI Carrageenan (CGN) is a common food additive used primarily as a thickener and stabilizing […]
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British American Tobacco, ScitoVation, and IONTOX Present Poster at EuroTox
Dr. James McKim of IONTOX LLC, ScitoVation (Formerly The Hamner Institute), and British American Tobacco, present “An In Vitro Evaluation of Nicotine Kinetics Utilizing a Human Airway Model (Mucilair™) Combined With an Integrated Multi-Organ Culture Plate” at the 51st Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology in Porto, Spain Dr. James McKim of IONTOX, ScitoVation […]
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IONTOX Is Announced As A Semi-Finalist In The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
IONTOX is pleased to announce it has been selected as a semi-finalist in the 2015 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC). As one of the largest business competitions in North America, AMIC will award more than $1 million in cash and in-kind rewards at the annual event taking place November 3-5, 2015. Technology start-ups at the […]
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IONTXOX President Participates In A Roundtable Discussion With Applied In Vitro Toxicology
Applied In Vitro Toxicology — Changing the Paradigm of Toxicity Testing From Observational to Predictive: An Update on Two Global In Vitro Screening Initiatives Moderator: James McKim Participants: Tina Bahadori, Warren M. Casey, Richard S. Paules, Russell S. Thomas In this roundtable discussion, Dr. McKim brings together a few leaders in both Tox21 and ToxCast […]
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