Slovak toxicologist shortlisted for global prize

Slovak toxicologist Helena Kandarova has been shortlisted for the Lush Prize 2020, a global award supporting animal free testing in cosmetics. The senior scientist at the Centre of experimental medicine of the Slovak Academy of Sciences was nominated for her over 15 years of lobbying for alternatives. She was also shortlisted for the Science prize as a member of the US based Medical Device In Vitro Irritation Team dealing with in vitro irritation testing of medical devices. Kandarova is a co-founder of the Slovak national platform for 3R principles. The Lush Prize winners will be announced in May.