Status report: innovation, collaboration and education initiatives by the Commission's Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing

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Status report: innovation, collaboration and education initiatives by the Commission's Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing

10 March 2020
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The related statistics on the use of animals for procedures conducted in the EU during the period 2015 to 2017 show two main use-areas: basic and applied research (68%), and testing of drugs and other chemicals to meet regulatory requirements (23%).

The report provides an extensive overview of activities undertaken by EURL ECVAM and its collaborators covering major research projects, test method validation studies and peer reviews, regulatory acceptance and adoption of alternative methods at an international level, initiatives to boost knowledge sharing across sectors and communities, and activities to bring the Three Rs into the classroom.

According to JRC scientist Adelaide Dura, production-editor of the status report, “We’ve included a whole host of bite-sized topics in an easy-to-navigate layout and so we hope our readers will be able to readily access the content they’re most interested in”.