A feature on “The Scientist”, by Hannah Thomasy, provides an overview of the recent plans announced by the FDA to phase out animal testing in drug development by replacing animals with New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), such as organoids and organs-on-a-chip systems, as well as computational approaches, including AI. 

Scientists from the UK and the US have uncovered new genetic clues to congenital deafness using chick embryos. Congenital hearing loss -...

US researchers have developed a ‘vaccine’ that successfully reduced allergic reactions in mice with asthma for  up to a year  after...

As EARA prepares for the annual Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD25) to be held on Tuesday, 3 June, we look back at how...

UK researchers have successfully grown human muscle tissue within mice using a gel-based transplant method. The team at  Queen Mary...

US researchers have identified brain cells (neurons) in mice that, when activated with light, can significantly reduce both blood...

EARA has updated its popular website information page  40 reasons why animals are needed for biomedical research , which presents...

EARA has published a feature looking at the current status of alternative methods to animals in safety testing, and exploring what this...

An article  by EARA, that explains the important role that non-technical summaries (NTS) play in improving transparency and openness...

A scientific review of the progress of animal studies through to human trials and drug development, which showed that just one in 20...

EARA has published its latest feature on how animal research is used in the study of disease – this time, rare diseases, which have been...

In 2013, a meeting was organised in Brussels by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) to discuss...

The progress that scientists made in advancing our knowledge of human health last year has once again shown the continuing importance of...

EARA has published its latest feature about small mammals used in biomedical research, looking at species such as rabbits, guinea pigs,...

n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...

EARA has published a new feature article on the role of animal research in the understanding and treatment of a range of infectious...

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has now welcomed its 150th member institution, and to mark this achievement, EARA senior...

The need to foster open and transparent communication with the general public, about the benefits to society of using animals in...

Marking the recent World Brain Day, EARA has updated its feature on the vital contribution of animals to neuroscience and brain research,...

EARA has published a new feature article looking at the use of animals in cancer research, and the breakthroughs in understanding and...

EARA has published a feature article on the use of zebrafish in biomedical research and their increasing use over other animals. The...

New legislation in the US has been hailed by animal rights groups as a ban on animal testing – in reality, very little has changed. EARA...

EARA has published a feature article on the use of pigs in biomedical research summarising the role they have played in scientific and...

As debate about climate change and sustainability concludes at COP27, what can the biomedical community do to address these concerns?...

Animal research is under threat in Germany. It’s time for the government to take charge! German legal experts* Klaus Gärditz and Matthias...

One of the most common statistics used by activists to justify why animal research should be phased-out, or banned, is the...

Insights into the use of monkeys and mice in neuroscience research have been highlighted in a video produced by EARA member Ernst...

EARA has publicly challenged the false claims, about Covid-19 vaccine testing, made in the media by animal rights activists. In a letter...

The UK government’s proposal to legislate on what constitutes a ‘sentient being’ could create more problems than it solves. Ann Furedi,...

An article has appeared in the Spanish publication Quo setting out the concerns of the European biomedical community about the current...

While basic research using animals gave scientists a greater understanding of the Covid-19 virus, such as its structure and genetic...

EARA will be among the exhibitors at the online FENS Forum 2020, starting this Saturday. Visit us at the Consortium for Public Outreach...

Andreas Lengeling, the animal research and welfare officer for the Max Planck Society, in Germany, looks at the steps many institutions...

EARA research has revealed a notable absence of calls to ban animal research from activist groups during the coronavirus crisis. In an...

EARA Executive Director, Kirk Leech, looks at the remarkable progress in biomedical research in the search for a cure for Ebola virus...

On the eve of Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD 18 April), EARA looks back at some of the important medical advances over the last...

In a piece first published in the Belgian news magazine Knack (in Dutch), Prof. Damya Laoui, from the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology...

This article was originally published by Inês S. Albuquerque on the Speaking of Research website. Speaking of Research aims to provide...

A group of young, ambitious Belgian scientists have had enough of standing by doing nothing while animal research is criticised in the...

White Coat Waste is a conservative animal rights organization devoted to the elimination of animal research. Its first target is...

There was no known widespread outbreaks of Ebola when the vaccine was developed 15 years ago using animals, says Kirk Leech, EARA...

This article was originally published in Science on 14 July 2017 The launch last month of a website called LabAnimalTour.org, which...

This article was originally published by Amy Davidson BSc (Hons), MBA, RQAP-GLP. Amy is Vice President, Operations at Kingfisher...