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...
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Bob Tolliday
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min
Feature: Making vaccines safe - animal testing plays a vital part
While basic research using animals gave scientists a greater understanding of the Covid-19 virus, such as its structure and genetic...
Bob Tolliday
- Dec 21, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Animal antibody debate - Netherlands
A government agency, working to reduce the use of animal research in the Netherlands, has described EU Commission calls for a ban on the...
Ana Barros
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
EU and animal research
With activists calling for a new roadmap to end animal research, a senior Commission official has emphasised that a phase out of testing...
Bob Tolliday
- Sep 7, 2020
- 5 min
Feature: The vital role of antibodies in biomedical research
Antibodies, the small proteins which form a critical part of our immune response to disease, are the unsung heroes of much biomedical...
Ana Barros
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
3Rs in Covid-19 debate
Two live webinars on the 3Rs in coronavirus research have highlighted the disagreements over the contribution of animal research in the...
Ana Barros
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Animal antibodies for Covid-19
A wide variety of animals are now being used to produce and understand the antibodies that can fight against Covid-19. Human bodies fight...
Ana Barros
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
EARA rebuts MEPs on Covid-19
EARA has written a rebuttal in response to a letter sent by a number of MEPs to two European Commissioners, and the European Medicines...
Ana Barros
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
Podcast on EARA & EU regulations
EARA board member Javier Guillén is the latest guest on the popular Lab Rat Chat podcast, sponsored by Americans for Medical Progress....
Ana Barros
- May 26, 2020
- 1 min
Call to end animal-derived antibodies
The EU’s agency to advance the 3Rs in animal procedures has called for an end to the use of animals in the development and production of...
Ana Barros
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Llama antibodies could help combat Covid-19
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, have found that antibodies taken from a llama are some of the first to...
Ana Barros
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
Mixed picture on unannounced inspections in EU countries
A report in Research Professional News (RPN) has highlighted that some EU Member States (Czechia, Cyprus, Malta, Poland and Portugal)...
Ana Barros
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
Interview looks at science behind EU statistics
Greater insight into the science behind the recently published EU-wide statistics on the use of animals in research has been given in an...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Research sector welcomes the publication of EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the...
Bob Tolliday
- Dec 3, 2019
- 3 min
Belgian researchers commit to Transparency Agreement on animal research
Belgian universities, research centres and companies have signed a Transparency Agreement on animal research with a commitment to...
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