1) HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-TOOL-03 – Integrating New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

SUBMED can contribute to this topic as an industrial practitioner with strong experience in medical device and medical product development, particularly in ISO 10993 biocompatibility testing, antimicrobial efficacy validation, and sterilisation and safety validation. The company can demonstrate the applicability of in vitro and alternative testing approaches (NAMs) to medical devices by conducting comparative validation studies on real product prototypes, assessing both performance and safety. SUBMED can act as a pilot end-user, supporting the translation of academic NAM developments into regulatorily acceptable, industry-ready testing protocols, thereby facilitating the integration of animal-free testing methods into medical device regulatory frameworks.