Animal-free skin test
The first complete skin sensitisation test, without using animals, has been approved for international use. The Organisation for Economic...
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Ana Barros
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
New EU database on animal research
The EU Commission has published its first database including information on projects using animals for scientific purposes. The...
Ana Barros
- Jul 19
- 1 min
Stem cells & Covid and Zika infections
Scientists at The Francis Crick Institute, UK, have discovered a process in mammalian stem cells that can protect against viral...
Ana Barros
- Jul 19
- 1 min
EU animal stats 2018
The European Commission has published EU-wide statistics for 2018, for the use of animals in biomedical research. The headline figure for...
Ana Barros
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Refinement prize
A European 3Rs body is seeking applications for an award to recognise new methods to refine animal testing. The European Partnership for...
Ana Barros
- Jul 12
- 1 min
3Rs grant for Belgian university
EARA member Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has been awarded a €250,000 grant to promote alternative methods to animal testing. The...
Ana Barros
- Jun 14
- 1 min
3Rs prize
Work on organoids that could replace the use of mice in some brain studies has won the UK’s major prize for non-animal methods in...
Ana Barros
- May 16
- 1 min
3Rs podcast
A podcast looking at the work of 3Rs centres across Europe has been launched. The podcast by the Altertox Academy, based in Belgium,...
Becky Jones
- May 10
- 1 min
Non-animal models in neurodegenerative disease
The EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a knowledge base of more than 550 non-animal models used for research into...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in the Netherlands talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists talk about their research using animals
Find out more about how leading scientists from around Europe have been answering your questions about their studies using animals....
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in Germany talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in Greece talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in Portugal talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in Switzerland talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...
Becky Jones
- May 3
- 1 min
Mini-organs for toxicity testing
Researchers at EARA member Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, have developed mini-organs for testing new medicines, reducing...
Ana Barros
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Improving mouse welfare
Scientists at EARA member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have reported on a new way to administer drugs to mice without...
Ana Barros
- Mar 22
- 1 min
EARA at German event
An online event looking at how to improve communication on animal research in Germany will take place in April. Among the speakers are...
Ana Barros
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Charité 3Rs webinar
EARA member Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, is holding an online webinar on severity levels in animal studies. The event...
Becky Jones
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Prostate cancer organoids
Researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have developed an organoid model to help find personalised drug treatments for...