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Ana Barros

Mar 30
1 min

Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests

A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require testing on two speci...

Ana Barros

Jan 20
1 min

Machine keeps liver alive outside the body for longer

Swiss researchers have developed a new machine that can maintain human livers for longer with the aim of allowing more patients to get transplants. The machi...

Ana Barros

Nov 8, 2019
2 min

Swiss researchers hear arguments for openness

EARA’s free event in Zurich, has highlighted the importance of the forthcoming Swiss transparency agreement and its commitment to greater public openness abo...

Ana Barros

Oct 8, 2019
3 min

Free EARA event on openness in animal research in Switzerland, this November

The latest in the series of EARA science communications events, supported by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Society for Neu...

Bob Tolliday

Nov 15, 2018
1 min

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 research in the Switzerl...