2022 EU figures on the number of animals used in research are welcomed by the biomedical community
The headline figures in the European Commission report show that the total number of animals used in 2022 in the EU-27 was just under 7m.
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Bob Tolliday
Apr 295 min
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
– EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 247 min
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...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 263 min
Critical opinion on EU antibodies report
A highly critical opinion has now been officially published reviewing the controversial 2020 report, by the EU Commission’s EURL...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 61 min
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-Nürnberg...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 20231 min
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...
Gege Li
Oct 13, 20232 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, 20232 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 11, 20237 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 25, 20232 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, 20231 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, 20231 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, 20232 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...