CALGARY, Canada & SAN DIEGO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alberta Centre for Toxicology (ACFT), University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Roche´s (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) cooperation partner ACEA Biosciences Inc., San Diego, CA, USA have entered into an agreement for the joint development of an in vitro cytotoxicity based human health risk assessment system using ACEA Bioscience’s real-time cell-electronic array technology. This major collaborative effort is to create cell-based toxicity profiles of commonly found priority contaminants in the environment. “Ultimately, the goal is to integrate in vitro toxicity data and other information to develop a state-of-the-art environmental health risk assessment system” said Dr. David Kinniburgh, Director, ACFT.
