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New Culture of Care publications
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has published a leaflet outlining the importance of...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 28, 20211 min read
EU animal statistics database
The EU Commission has published its first statistical database on the use of animals for scientific purposes. The free-access ALURES data...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 7, 20211 min read
EARA invitation to MEP sceptic
Colleagues of an MEP, who expressed doubts about the need for animal research in Covid-19 vaccine testing, have urged her to take up an...
Bob Tolliday
May 31, 20211 min read
Non-animal models in neurodegenerative disease
The EUโs Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a knowledge base of more than 550 non-animal models used for research into...
Bob Tolliday
May 10, 20211 min read
China's ban on research monkey exports hits vaccine testing
An article has appeared in the Spanish publication Quo setting out the concerns of the European biomedical community about the current...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 18, 20216 min read
Fears rise on China research monkey export ban - UnHerd magazine
An article highlighting the implications of the increasing shortages of monkeys for European and US biomedical research, has been...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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
Openness in Spain - annual report
The third annual report analysing the openness of Spanish biomedical institutions, and how they discuss the use of animals in research,...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20203 min read
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
LERU guidance on openness
The League of European Research Universities (LERU), the network of top research universities in Europe, has published a paper advising...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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
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
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
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...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 8, 20202 min read
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
EU on non-animal methods
The EUโs Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a knowledge base of 300 non-animal models used for research on respiratory diseases...
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
#TransparencyThursday on Instagram
A leading scientist will answer questions on EARAโs Instagram account this Thursday about their research using animals, in a new video...
Ana Barros
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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...
Ana Barros
Sep 9, 20203 min read
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...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 7, 20205 min read
Organoid research secures funding
A research project aiming to confirm โmini-organsโ as good models to study human biology has won EU funding. The HCA|Organoid initiative,...
Ana Barros
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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