Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed
EARA has responded to false claims by an activist group that animal studies have ‘a lack of relevance’ in cancer research. On the recent...
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Gege Li
- Oct 13
- 2 min
German researchers warn of pressures to stop animal research
Scientists have spoken out about how the pressure by German authorities to prevent biomedical studies using animals is becoming...
Gege Li
- Oct 13
- 2 min
The necessity of animal research highlighted on Belgian TV
A Belgian TV programme featuring a leading researcher in neuroscience has recently presented a stimulating discussion on whether animal...
Gege Li
- Oct 10
- 7 min
A decade of dialogue – EARA gains its 150th member
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has now welcomed its 150th member institution, and to mark this achievement, EARA senior...
The European Animal Research Association
- Jul 24
- 2 min
EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission
EARA has welcomed the European Commission response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) petition, Save cruelty-free cosmetics –...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Animal tests & chemical safety – report
A ‘significant uptake’ in the use of non-animal testing methods has been reported by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). In its fifth...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 12
- 1 min
EARA warns of replacing animal research
EARA executive director, Kirk Leech, has urged caution about the ‘wishful thinking’ of animal groups that have called for the immediate...
Bob Tolliday
- May 29
- 2 min
Threat to all biomedical research in EU phase-out petition
EARA has expressed its deep concern, at the implications for public health and biomedical research, of calls by animal groups for an EU...
The European Animal Research Association
- May 25
- 3 min
EARA statement: Major implications for public health & biomedical research from phase-out petition
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) is deeply concerned by the implications for public health and biomedical research of...
Gege Li
- Apr 24
- 1 min
EU project on exposure to microplastics
An EU-funded project will use studies in animals, alongside other methods, to investigate the possible effects of tiny plastic particles...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Call for neuroscientists to join ‘Pledge for Science’
The European Brain Council (EBC) is seeking volunteers from the scientific community to take part in a series of engagement events with...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Netherlands welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research
The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in France welcomes 2020 EU report on animals used in research
The French biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Spain welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research
The Spanish biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Germany welcomes 2020 EU statistics on the animals used in research and testing
The German biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 4
- 4 min
2020 EU numbers on animals used in research show the impact of Covid-19
Reductions in the use of animals in biomedical research overall, but an increase in the use of monkeys and small mammals, has revealed...
Bob Tolliday
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Phase-out of European animal research is ‘unrealistic’
The European Brain Council (EBC) has published a statement in support of the importance of using animals in research studies. The...
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