{"id":347885,"date":"2026-01-13T01:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=943849"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:13:02","slug":"complement-arie-nams-reduction-to-practice-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=347885","title":{"rendered":"Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction to Practice Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nih-arie.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nih-arie.png?w=508\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 4%; object-position: 51% 4%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nih-arie.png 508w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nih-arie.png?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nih-arie.png?resize=400,313 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing. These NAMs generally span advanced cell-tissue-organoid (<em>in vitro<\/em>), computational modeling (<em>in silico<\/em>), and cell-free biochemical analysis (<em>in chemico<\/em>) techniques, with each type of NAM offering different advantages. A combination and integration of multiple NAMs elements into a synergistic approach that augments gaps and\/or deficiencies in individual NAMs approaches is a \u201ccombinatorial NAM\u201d and could ultimately allow for improved predictions of human clinical response. Although many combinatorial NAMs are still early in development, not validated and standardized, nor available to the market broadly, combinatorial NAMs can potentially transform the way biomedical research, drug development, and clinical trials&nbsp;are&nbsp;conducted. To accelerate development and validation of combinatorial NAMs for human-based scientific and regulatory purposes, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund\u2019s Complement-Animal Research In Experimentation (Complement-ARIE) program in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is launching the Reduction to Practice (RTP) Challenge. This challenge invites innovative combinatorial NAMs solutions from multidisciplinary teams who can successfully demonstrate implementation of their human-based solution in a practical and usable form within a 3-year period. Solvers will have the chance to win up to $1,430,000 in cumulative cash prizes and have their solution provided validation and\/or qualification support by the Complement-ARIE Validation and Qualification Network (VQN). This Challenge is open to the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Award: $7,000,000 in total prizes<\/p>\n<p>Open Date: Phase 1 &#8211; September 30, 2025, Phase 2 &#8211; July 2, 2026; Phase 3 &#8211; August 1, 2027<\/p>\n<p>Close Date: Phase 1 &#8211; March 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herox.com\/Complement-ARIE-RTP\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.herox.com\/Complement-ARIE-RTP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing. These NAMs generally span advanced cell-tissue-organoid (in vitro), computational modeling (in silico), and cell-free biochemical analysis (in chemico) techniques, with each [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15705],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347886,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347885\/revisions\/347886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}