#Act4 LabAnimals A survey has revealed that 93.4% of respondents think more needs to be done to replace and reduce the use of animals in testing and research. Research highlights public desire for animal alternatives in research 24 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The 6th webinar on the use of non-animal methods in risk assessment, co-organized by PETA-ISC, PCRM and EPA, took place on 27 May 2020. The recording is now available online. The video of the 6th webinar on the use of non-animal methods in risk assessment is finally available 16 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The petitioner calls for immediate ban on animal testing. He explains that there are alternatives testing methods and gives the example of the Netherlands. EP Petition for an EU-wide moratorium on the use of animals in scientific research 12 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Researchers from the University of Konstanz and Johns Hopkins University draw attention to the fact that new (animal-free) approach methods (NAM) could help accelerate the discovery and development of COVID-19 drugs and vaccines and advise European Parliament on NAM-based drug development and safety assessment. How new animal-free approach methods can speed up COVID-19 drug discovery 11 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Horseshoe crabs’ icy-blue blood will remain the drug industry’s standard for safety tests after a powerful US group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups. Horseshoe crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as industry group rejects substitute 9 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has proposed to end a controversial and obsolete animal test - the Abnormal Toxicity Test - for human vaccines. And animal welfare organisations like Human Society International (HSI)/India have lauded the move. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission's proposal to end a controversial animal test for human vaccines 9 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals ECHA’s latest report shows that adaptations continue to be used more than experimental studies, with read-across being the most popular option used. In vitro non-animal test methods see a significant uptake. Alternatives to animal testing widely used 8 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The COVID-19-inducing virus, SARS-CoV2, is likely to remain a threat to human health unless efficient drugs or vaccines become available. New publication: Harnessing the power of animal-free test methods for the development of COVID-19 drugs and vaccines 2 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Thanks in part to guidance from PETA and Amor por los Animales Bolivia (APLAB), engineers at the Catholic University of Bolivia in La Paz successfully developed a ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients—without it ever being tested on animals. Bolivia develops ventilators without animal tests 28 May 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals BioMed21 calls on the Cancer Mission board to prioritise funding and build capacity for innovative, human-focused, animal-free research and testing strategies that enable the development of precise and reliable models for understanding cancer. Horizon Europe must focus on human-centric approaches to maximise impact 28 May 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals From June 22 to 25, students and early-career scientists will gather virtually for a free programme of activities on innovative methods to reduce and replace animal tests in toxicology and biomedical science. Free programme to reduce and replace animal tests in scientific research - apply now! 27 May 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Bioengineers from the laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, have developed a multi-tissue model to study the relationships between organs and the immune system. Physiom-on-a-Chip model developed at the MIT 27 May 2020