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News from EARA
This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.
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Mini-organs for toxicity testing
Researchers at EARA member Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, have developed mini-organs for testing new medicines, reducing...
Bob Tolliday
May 3, 20211 min read
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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
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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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 22, 20211 min read
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Charitรฉ 3Rs webinar
EARA member Charitรฉ - Universitรคtsmedizin Berlin, Germany, is holding an online webinar on severity levels in animal studies. The event...
Ana Barros
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Prostate cancer organoids
Researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have developed an organoid model to help find personalised drug treatments for...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Avoiding side effects of cancer drugs
Scientists from EARA member the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), Israel, have found a way to prevent kidney damage during the use of...
Ana Barros
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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Apply for 3Rs prize
The deadline is approaching to apply for a ยฃ30,000 award for work that has had a major impact on the 3Rs in animal research. The annual...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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3Rs online events
EARA members are organising virtual events on the topic of the 3Rs during February. In Germany, the Charitรฉ 3R Symposium & Poster Award...
Ana Barros
Feb 1, 20211 min read
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EU animal alternatives event
The European Commission will provide an update on its work to replace animals in science at a free conference next month. The virtual...
Ana Barros
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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Extending life of donor eyes
An international team, co-ordinated by the Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain, is creating a device that resuscitates eyes...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Beauty companies letter on ECHA ruling
More than 400 beauty companies and brands, including Unilever and Avon, have told the EU Commission that its ban on cosmetic testing on...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Non-animal vaccine testing
A new safety method developed by EARA member University of Turku, Finland, could help reduce the numbers of animals used in vaccine...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Refinement in fish studies
In an important refinement, scientists in the UK have found a less invasive method to collect DNA from fish species. The team at the...
Ana Barros
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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EARA/EFPIA response to antibody recommendation
A joint report by the European Animal Research Association (EARA) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 18, 20204 min read
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3Rs prize awarded
Research on miniature hearts to study cardiac diseases and to reduce the use of animal experiments has been recognised at an European...
Ana Barros
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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EU antibody proposal concerns
Two associations, representing 37 of Europeโs most prestigious research institutes, are the latest to express their concern over the...
Ana Barros
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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Berlin Science Week
EARA member theย Max Delbrรผck Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany, will present its new animal lab at an online event, next week. The...
Ana Barros
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Organoids
Scientists from Technical University of Munich, Germany, have created โminiature intestinesโ in the lab to study the human gut. Using...
Ana Barros
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Animal antibody concerns
Spanish and Dutch scientists, have highlighted the concerns of the biomedical research community over the EU Commission recommendations...
Ana Barros
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Animal-derived antibody debate
An article, just published in a leading scientific journal, by a group of Spanish biomedical institutions and EARA, claims the EU...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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