PITTSBURGH, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellumen, Inc. has signed a multi-year contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to profile potential toxins, the company announced today. "We are pleased to be selected to participate in the EPA's ToxCast(TM) program," said Dr. Kate Johnston, Vice President of Discovery Programs at Cellumen. "The goals of this program: to better prioritize environmental chemicals while reducing costs and dependency on animal testing, are perfectly aligned with Cellumen's goals in developing cytotoxicity profiling panels. This project provides a strong opportunity to demonstrate our value for both environmental and pharmaceutical applications."
