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FENS Forum to discuss openness and communications on animal research
Details have been released on the session on animal research communications that will take place at this year’s FENS Forum of...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
EARA Brexit briefing published
EARA Brexit Taskforce Briefing on the potential implications for animal science in the UK and EU stemming from Brexit EARA has brought...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
EU Directive ‘cannot be implemented in isolation’ Brussels roundtable agrees
At a roundtable discussion on the use of animals in scientific research there is overwhelming agreement that Europe has appropriate and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Switzerland’s 2017 animal research statistics indicate fewer animals used
The latest figures released by the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (BLV) show a decrease in the overall use of animals in biomedical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20181 min read
Belgian scientists hit back at ‘Nazi’ slur in one-sided media reporting
Belgian researchers have countered an uncritical feature interview with animal rights activists who repeated factual inaccuracies about...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Max Delbrück Center stands in support of important research study
A world-renowned German biomedical research institution has responded strongly to criticism from an activist group that has targeted one...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Scientists in Europe must take more responsibility for openness, says EARA executive director
Openness and transparency surrounding the use of animals in research is ‘still an Achilles Heel’ for the biomedical sector, a roundtable...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Supporting excellent biomedical science in Europe
The first FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum annual lecture took place in Brussels, in March, dedicated to the topic Biomedical and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Ebola vaccine in use thanks to ‘curiosity-driven’ basic research
There was no known widespread outbreaks of Ebola when the vaccine was developed 15 years ago using animals, says Kirk Leech, EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 11, 20182 min read
Survey reveals great progress by biomedical sector in Spain to be more open about animal research
The first report on the Spanish biomedical sector’s commitment to be more transparent about its research using animals, published today,...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 5, 20183 min read
Italian convictions prompt calls for greater openness
Three Italian animal rights activists convicted of raiding the University of Milan animal labs have received a harsher sentence from the...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 5, 20181 min read
The Times opinion piece: ‘Mob rule by animal rights activists cannot be allowed to stop research’
A leader column in The Times newspaper has called on governments across the world to require airlines to carry animals used for research....
Bob Tolliday
Sep 19, 20181 min read
Nobel Prize awarded for turning the immune system against cancer
This year’s Nobel Prize winners for Physiology or Medicine used animal models to develop their novel cancer therapy. James P. Allison, of...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Agreement on transparency in animal research launched in Portugal
The public announcement of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Portugal will take place today (21 June 2018). This...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Take responsibility and speak up on animal research in Germany, scientists are urged at EARA event
The German biomedical community has been urged at an EARA event in Berlin, to communicate more to the public, talk about values and...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 17, 20182 min read
‘Stop Vivisection’ petition unsuccessful
We welcome the response of the European Commission to the European Citizens’ Initiative Stop Vivisection petition reiterating its support...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 14, 20171 min read
Max Planck Society publishes White Paper on animal research
The Max Planck Society (MPS) in Germany has published a White Paper in which it outlines key ethical issues surrounding the use of...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 16, 20172 min read
UK Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, 2014
London, 22 October 2015 The Home Office, the UK Government department for Internal Affairs, has today released the annual statistics on...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 5, 20171 min read
Transparency Agreement on Animal Research launched in Spain
A Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Spain was launched yesterday in Madrid. The Acuerdo de transparencia sobre el uso de...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 8, 20162 min read
The Italian Research Community asks the European Commission to amend Italian transposition of Direct
Over 37 private and publicly funded Italian organisations, coordinated by EARA’s Italian partner Research4life, have addressed the...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 15, 20162 min read
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