Department of Biomedicine

Head: Hana Bendová, M.Sc., Ph.D.

 

Phone: +420 267 082 321, 725 191 391
Email: hana.bendova@szu.gov.cz

 

The Department of Biomedicine performs in vivo toxicological laboratory tests in groups of volunteers and related physical and chemical analyses as a base for evaluating the safety of articles of common use, in particular cosmetics and their ingredients, medical devices, chemicals and preparations, products for children and personal protective equipment. It carries out efficacy evaluations of finished cosmetic products using clinical and instrumental methods, including determination of SPF/UVA-PF in vivo in a group of volunteers and in vitro spectrophotometrically.

The department performs in vivo toxicological laboratory tests  using mandatory conventional methods on animals as a base for evaluation of medical devices according to ISO 10993-23. It is accredited by the Czech Institute for Accreditation as a testing laboratory according to ISO/IEC 17025. It performs reference activities in the field of protection and promotion of public health, provides unique methodical toxicological laboratory procedures for the evaluation of toxicological properties of substances and products in cooperation with the NRC for CosmeticsNRL for experimental immunotoxicology and Department of Alternative Toxicological Methods.

It is engaged in scientific researchpublication activities within research projects funded by national and international grant agencies, ensures participation of experts from the Czech Republic in working groups and committees of the European Commission and the Council of the EU, OECD, Council of Europe and in working groups of CEN and ISO, especially in the field of cosmetic products and alternative methods. It participates in normative activities in the field of development of standard test methods at the level of ISO, CEN, OECD, etc., in the formulation of methodological guidelines and recommendations at national and international level.

 

More information and references

Accreditation

Tests performed by the Department of Biomedicine

Legislation

National Reference Laboratory for Experimental Immunotoxicology

National Reference Centre for Cosmetics

Department of Alternative Toxicological Methods