Be Open About Animal Research Day 2025: Case Studies

What happened for #BOARD25?

The fifth edition of Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD25), EARA’s global, 24-hour social media campaign, that celebrates examples of openness in animal research with the public, took place during the FELASA Congress 2025, on 3 June. 

Institutions and researchers across the world supported the campaign, by sharing case studies that highlighted the importance of being open and transparent to the general public about the use of animals in research.

Here is a list of case studies shared during #BOARD25 listed by continent and country.

Europe

Mediterranean Neuroscience Society, Greece

University of Mons, Belgium

Learn about the Physiology Animal Facility at the University of Mons here.

Sanofi Ghent, Belgium

Ghent University, Belgium

The Ghent University explains why clinical studies require the use of dogs or cats.

Charité University, Germany

Learn here about how new methods are helping to keep the number of animals required as low as possible at Charité University.

Merck KGaA, Germany

Merck Group shares about their animal facilities.

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Discover here about the groundbreaking Growing Dog Project that aims at improving the health of dogs by preventing chronic diseases.

Radboud University, The Netherlands

University of Caen Normandy/Inserm, France

Sanofi Vaccines Division, France

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa/CE3C, Portugal

Replacement in wild endemic freshwater fish: using cell cultures to assess gene alterations under thermal stress.

Authors: Catarina Santos, Gabriela Rodrigues, João Moreno, Joaquim Tapisso, Vítor Sousa

2024 Portuguese Transparency Agreement Report, Portugal

AMRC, United Kingdom

The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) represents over 150 UK charities who together invest around £1.7 billion annually in medical research. Each year, AMRC publishes a briefing outlining the number of research grants funded by its members that involve animals, as well as a breakdown of the types of animals used. The most recent version of this briefing was published in September 2024.

Earlier this year, the AMRC also produced a briefing for UK parliamentarians on the use of animals in charity-funded research. This sets out how the use of animals has contributed to many medical advances which now save and improve the lives of millions of people.

North America

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Canada

Foundation for Biomedical Research, United States

BRAD, United States