Why researchers use RE-Place 💻
👩🔬 This month, we are pleased to highlight the testimonial of Prof. Marie-Isabelle Garcia from ULB.
Inspired by her positive testimony? Make 2026 the year you explore and contribute to RE-Place 🤩
The @ema.europa.eu has published a draft #qualification opinion on the use of virtual control groups to help reduce animal use in #medicine development 💊💉
🗓️ The draft is open for consultation until 12 May 2026.
More information: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...
EURL ECVAM in collaboration with Scientix has launched a new learning scenario for secondary school students 📚 on #3Rs and #NAMs 🤩
In practise:
⏰ Fits into a single 45-minute lesson
✔️ Optional preparatory and extension activities
💻 More information: www.scientix.eu/resources/kn...
📣 Registration for the 9th International Conference on the Virtual Physiological Human (#VPH2026) is officially open!🧬💻
👉 More information and registration: vph-conference.org
💡 Discounted rates are available for VPH members
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) has just released its 2025 status report 🤩
Read the full report: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
Don't forget to register for our upcoming RE-Place Educational Webinar 🤩
📝 Accredited by the Brussels and Flemish Regions for #CE in Lab Animal Sciences
📅30 April |⌚4 to 5 pm |📍Online via Webex
Register now: sciensano.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📣 Applications for the 2026 NC3Rs international prize is now open 🤩
The prize recognizes a paper describing original work that has or could have major impacts on the #replacement, #reduction or #refinement of the use of animals in research 🐁
👉 More information: nc3rs.org.uk/news/apply-y...
Why researchers use RE-Place 💻
Every month, we highlight researchers who are driving innovation through the RE-Place platform. This month, we are pleased to highlight the testimonial of Ami Toulehohoun who is working on human intestinal organoids as a model for Alcohol Use Disorder 🤩
📣🆕 Publication of the action plan for companies to accelerate the transition to non-animal science in the #pharmaceutical sector 💊
👉 science.rspca.org.uk/researchanim...
Happy to announce the next RE-Place Educational Webinar 🤩
Topic: 'Human-based #invitro and #exvivo models as alternatives to animal testing: From bone development to #immunotoxicity'
📅 30 April |⌚ 4 to 5 pm |📍Online via Webex
Register now: lnkd.in/eZdR9zdU
We have just published a new infographic about the #validation of #NAMs🤩
This short video aims to provide an overview of stakeholders and resources to find information on the validation of NAMs in the EU 🔬🧪
Stay tuned, our next infographic on international resources is coming soon 👀
📣STEP4NAMs is launching a structured training and support programme on NAMs 🤩
This training is designed to support the uptake of NAMs in the #BioPharma and #MedTech sectors 💉💊
Want to know more? You can register to their info webinar 💻
📅 12/03/2026
📍 step4nams.nweurope.eu/webinar-for-...
The 3Rs Centre Utrecht has launched the #ReALiSe working group on the #replacement of Animal-Derived Products in Life Sciences 🤩
🎯Focus: FCS, BME, animal-derived antibodies, ECM components, growth factors, enzymes, etc
❓Interested in joining the ReALiSe working group? Please contact 3RCU@uu.nl
📣Don't forget to register for the second webinar of the NAM Live Talks Series from the Comité Scientifique Pro Anima!
👉 This webinar will focus on the topic "Where are we with NAMs, and why? – A US perspective"
📅 Mar 5, 2026
⌚ 04:00 PM CET
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The next session of the Animal-Free Science Workshop series from CAAT and PCRM will focus on Green Toxicology and Making NAMs Part of the Green Chemistry Tool Box 🌳🔬🧪
📅 Mar 17, 2026
⌚ 7 PM CET
📍Online via Zoom
jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) is accepting pre-proposal applications for the 2027 Graduate Fellowship Program, supporting projects that advance the development or implementation of NAMs 🧪🔬
📅 Deadline: April 1, 2026
More information: ifer.org/graduate-fel...
Why researchers use RE-Place 💻
Every month, we highlight researchers who are driving innovation through the RE-Place platform. This month, we are thrilled to feature Christel Boudry from StratiCELL, a company specialized in cutting-edge in vitro #skin models 🤩
Read her testimony 👇
📣The #RIVER recommendations from @nc3rs.bsky.social are evolving to #DRIVER – Designing and Reporting In Vitro Experiments Responsibly 🤩
The first version of the online resource will be released early in 2026. Stay tuned 👀
More information: nc3rs.org.uk/our-portfoli...
📣 The EPAA European Partnership for Alternative Approaches (EPAA) has launched its 2026 3Rs Student Grants to support students and young scientists presenting #3Rs research at major #conferences 🤩
More information: single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/calls-expres...
Do you know the Human Cell Atlas?
This global research collaboration aims to map every cell type in the human body across the entire lifespan
➡️ First draft currently being assembled, bringing together detailed cell maps from 18 essential organs and tissues
More information: www.humancellatlas.org
📣 Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF) Annual Open Grant Program 2026
The program aims at #funding research projects that develop #alternative methods to advance #science and #replace or reduce #animal use 🐁
🔹LOI Deadline: 20/02
🔹More info: ardf-online.org/ardf-grants....
📣You can still submit your abstract for a #poster presentation at #ESTIV2026
➡️ Late-breaking poster presentations submission deadline: 23 February
➡️ Late-breaking notification: 16 March
More info: www.estiv.org/congress2026/
FINAL REMINDER - few days left to apply for our call for Expertise and present your work during our #Educational #Webinars 💻
✨ Submit your #NAM to the RE-Place database & earn Continuing Education (#CE) Credits in Lab Animal Science ✨
In practise, for researchers working in Belgium:
1️⃣ Submit your method to the database and fulfill criteria described below
2️⃣ Contact us to claim your certificate!
By 'French and Dutch,' Prof. Clerbaux is referring to the linguistic communities (Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles and Vlaanderen) that make up our diverse academic landscape in Belgium 😊 We are very proud to support both communities in Belgium!
Why researchers use RE-Place 💻
As we start the year, we are highlighting testimonials from scientists who have already used RE-Place. We are starting with Prof. Laure-Alix Clerbaux from UCLouvain 👩🔬
Inspired by her positive testimony? Make 2026 the year you explore and contribute to RE-Place 🤩
👉 Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Upcoming Webinar Series on Advancing Human-Relevant Research from the Global Education Hub for animal-free innovation 🤩
▶️ 09/03: Successful Transition to NAMs: What, Why, How
▶️ 23/03: Student Journeys
▶️ 20/04: Designing an Animal-Free Solution
▶️ 05/05: Networking with Companies and Supervisors
📊 RE-Place database: a quick update
The RE-Place database keeps growing:
🔹 330+ NAMs submitted by 213 experts
🔹 Contributions from 34 Belgian organisations,
🔹 Methods are predominantly #invitro
🔍 Working on NAMs in Belgium?
we invite you to share your work!
👉 www.re-place.be
📢 OECD published updated Guidance on Good In Vitro Method Practices (#GIVIMP)
✔️This new edition updates the original 2018 GIVIMP document and includes additional guidance on #ethical considerations related to the #use of human serum.
👉 Check it out: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
