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Dutch government endorses research using monkeys
In a significant move, a committee of government experts has published a report stating that biomedical research with monkeys remains...
Monique Havermans
Apr 212 min read
Easier access to EU data on animal use
A new feature has been incorporated into the public EU databases that record the annual numbers of animals used in biomedical research...
The European Animal Research Association
Mar 241 min read
2022 EU figures on the number of animals used in research are welcomed by the biomedical community
The headline figuresย in the European Commission report show that the total number of animals used in 2022 in the EU-27 was just under 7m.
Bob Tolliday
Jul 19, 20243 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
โ EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20245 min read
Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2023
The progress that scientists made in advancing our knowledge of human health last year has once again shown the continuing importance of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 24, 20247 min read
Critical opinion on EU antibodies report
A highly critical opinionย has now been officially published reviewing the controversial 2020 report, by the EU Commissionโs EURL...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 26, 20243 min read
EARA Participation at the 2nd CAM Conference
EARA participated in the 2nd CAM Conference, a two-day scientific meeting hosted by the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nรผrnberg...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed
EARA has responded to false claims by an activist group that animal studies have โa lack of relevanceโ in cancer research. On the recent...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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 13, 20232 min read
A decade of dialogue โ 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...
Gege Li
Oct 11, 20237 min read
EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission
EARA has welcomed the European Commission response to the European Citizensโ Initiative (ECI) petition, Save cruelty-free cosmetics โ...
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Animal tests & chemical safety โ report
A โsignificant uptakeโ in the use of non-animal testing methods has been reported by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). In its fifth...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 12, 20231 min read
EARA warns of replacing animal research
EARA executive director, Kirk Leech, has urged caution about the โwishful thinkingโ of animal groups that have called for the immediate...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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...
Bob Tolliday
May 29, 20232 min read
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...
The European Animal Research Association
May 25, 20233 min read
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...
Gege Li
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Call for neuroscientists to join โPledge for Scienceโ
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 24, 20231 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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