5% of animal studies lead to human treatments โ failure or success?
A scientific review of the progress of animal studies through to human trials and drug development, which showed that just one in 20...
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News from EARA
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Gege Li
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Animal use in rare disease research โ EARA feature
EARA has published its latest featureย on how animal research is used in the study of disease โ this time, rare diseases, which have been...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 12
- 3 min
EARA 10th anniversary: Why EARA was founded
In 2013, a meeting was organised in Brussels by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) to discuss...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 24
- 7 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...
Gege Li
- Feb 26
- 1 min
How small mammals are used in research โ EARA feature
EARA has published its latest feature about small mammalsย used in biomedical research, looking at species such as rabbits, guinea pigs,...
The European Animal Research Association
- Nov 17, 2023
- 4 min
Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?
n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...
Gege Li
- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
Using animals in infectious disease research โ EARA feature
EARA has published a new feature article on the role of animal research in the understanding and treatment of a range of infectious...
Gege Li
- Oct 11, 2023
- 7 min
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...
The European Animal Research Association
- Sep 12, 2023
- 11 min
500 biomedical institutions in Europe have signed a National Transparency Agreement
The need to foster open and transparent communication with the general public, about the benefits to society of using animals in...
Gege Li
- Jul 31, 2023
- 1 min
The need for animals in brain research โ EARA feature
Marking the recent World Brain Day, EARA has updated its feature on the vital contribution of animals to neuroscience and brain research,...
Gege Li
- May 29, 2023
- 1 min
EARA feature โ Animals in cancer studies
EARA has published a new feature article looking at the use of animals in cancer research, and the breakthroughs in understanding and...
Gege Li
- Apr 11, 2023
- 1 min
How zebrafish contribute to biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of zebrafish in biomedical research and their increasing use over other animals. The...
The European Animal Research Association
- Mar 9, 2023
- 6 min
FDA Modernization Act 2.0 โ what, if anything, has changed in US regulations?
New legislation in the US has been hailed by animal rights groups as a ban on animal testing โ in reality, very little has changed. EARA...
Gege Li
- Feb 27, 2023
- 1 min
How pig studies aid biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of pigs in biomedical research summarising the role they have played in scientific and...
Bob Tolliday
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Being sustainable in biomedical research
As debate about climate change and sustainability concludes at COP27, what can the biomedical community do to address these concerns?...
Bob Tolliday
- Mar 29, 2022
- 4 min
Opinion: Animal research under threat in Germany
Animal research is under threat in Germany. Itโs time for the government to take charge! German legal experts* Klaus Gรคrditz and Matthias...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 3, 2022
- 9 min
Feature: Animal research saves lives. So why do opponents say it is ineffective?
One of the most common statistics used by activists to justify why animal research should be phased-out, or banned, is the...
Ana Barros
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Animals in neuroscience research
Insights into the use of monkeys and mice in neuroscience research have been highlighted in a video produced by EARA member Ernst...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Getting vaccine facts straight
EARA has publicly challenged the false claims, about Covid-19 vaccine testing, made in the media by animal rights activists. In a letter...
Bob Tolliday
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
Opinion: Trying to make sense of animal sentience โ the first task for the UK Parliament
The UK governmentโs proposal to legislate on what constitutes a โsentient beingโ could create more problems than it solves. Ann Furedi,...
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