Action plan for pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the transition to non-animal science A new practical resource, developed by Eurogroup for Animals and RSPCA in collaboration with several pharmaceutical companies, outlines key actions that individual companies can take to further…

💡 How can pharma accelerate the shift away from animal testing?

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A 🆕 Action Plan by Eurogroup for Animals & @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social, developed with companies like @novo-nordisk.bsky.social, Merck & Sanofi, sets out practical actions to scale up #nonanimal science.

Happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year! 🎄
#RISK-HUNT3R enters its final year, advancing #human-relevant, #nonanimal #NGRA!
A huge thank you to all our partners and collaborators—your support & dedication makes every milestone possible!
#ASPIScluster #PrecisionTox #ONTOX #RISK-HUNT3R #H2020

Our colleague Sylvia Escher (#Fraunhofer-ITEM) joined the 20th #EPAA Anniversary Conference, which brought together #EU institutions, academia & industry stakeholders to advance #nonanimal #safetyassessment in Europe—a goal we fully share at #RISK-HUNT3R!
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Mijlpaal: Nederland zet koers naar onderzoek zonder apen In het kort De Eerste Kamer heeft ingestemd met een wijziging in de begroting waardoor de subsidie voor apenonderzoek bij het BPRC de komende vijf jaar verschuift naar proefdiervrije innovaties. Dat…

🇳🇱🙌 Great news from the Netherlands!

Funding for primate research at @bprc-eu.bsky.social will be redirected to #nonanimal, human-centred innovations over the next five years.

❤️ A win for science, patients, and animals alike.

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Tierversuchstagung 2025 Der Schweizer Tierschutz STS veranstaltet regelmässig Events rund um den Tierschutz. Entdecken Sie hier unsere aktuellen Veranstaltungen!

🗓️ Join our member Schweizer Tierschutz STS on 5 Dec in Olten (& online) for the conference “Animal-free research: opportunities, challenges & perspectives.”

Explore the future of #nonanimal science in Switzerland.

Info & registration ⤵️
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On this #EuropeanDayForHumaneScience, let’s celebrate the positive advances in science. ✊❤️

📈 #NonAnimal methods on the rise
❌ Outdated tests banned
👍 New EU & national strategies

Here’s a round-up of good news showing that science is moving forward ⤵️

Sperimentazione animale: un male ancora necessario? I test sugli animali sono uno dei più grandi dilemmi del progresso scientifico: oggi esistono tecnologie che ne consentirebbero il superamento, e sono gli stessi scienziati a chiedere un cambiamento

Chemo, vaccines, diabetes,... Medical research has long relied on #animaltesting.

🤔 But is it still justified?

Our colleague Luisa Bastos explains why shifting to humane, #nonanimal methods is crucial for ethical reasons & scientific accuracy.

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Wee took part in a webinar hosted by the Johns Hopkins Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing on the EU Roadmap to phase out #animaltesting in chemical safety.

🔑 takeaways:

✔️ Need for faster validation of #nonanimal methods
🤝 Cross-sector collaboration is essential
💪 Roadmap must be ambitious

Great new work from #TRACERx team: Subclonal immune evasion in non-small cell lung cancer!

First study ex vivo #NSCLC demonstrating #PDOs are an excellent technology on #subclonal tumor evolution affecting #immuneescape.

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A turning point for animal testing phase-out in Europe: EU reaches final deal on OSOA legislation Co-legislators finalised negotiations on the One Substance, One Assessment (OSOA) package, a crucial step toward a more ethical, transparent, and scientifically advanced approach to chemical safety…

🙌🐭 The EU has reached a final political deal on the #OSOA package marking a huge step toward a transition to #nonanimal science.

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A new office will expand funding, training, and infrastructure for #nonanimal approaches and raise awareness of their translational value.

Poor awareness of the advantages of these approaches can impact #PeerReview, leading to rejected grants and disincentivizing their use.

Lab of Tomorrow: Using technology and AI to reduce animal experimentation VITC3R is a cutting-edge project that employs AI and technology to reduce the use of animals in experiments. In this episode of #LabofTomorrow, Dr. Ferran Sa...

We continue our video series featuring scientists working to accelerate the transition to #nonanimal science.

🎙️ In this 6th episode of "Lab of Tomorrow", Ferran & Thomas from @ihi-vict3r.bsky.social takes the mic to explain their work to reduce animal use in toxicology research. ⤵️

Roundtable report shapes EC Roadmap for phasing out animal testing in chemical safety Experts from regulatory agencies, industry, academia, and civil society outline key steps for transition to a non-animal testing regulatory framework in the EU and globally

🆕🐭 A new expert report will help shape the EU roadmap for phasing out animal testing in chemical safety.

It outlines key steps to shift to #nonanimal methods across the EU, backed by regulators, scientists & NGOs.

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How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.

🐭 Are researchers being pressured to use animal models even when alternatives exist?

👎 A bias toward animal research persists in grants & journals, limiting innovation in #nonanimal methods.

Science should be driven by progress, not outdated norms.

#ASCCT is accepting session & #continuing #education proposals for the 14th annual meeting!

Submissions on #invitro, #insilico, #nonanimal #toxicology, policy & engagement are welcomed! Focus areas include #regulatory, #confidence, risk assessment, ecology & #AOPs

#ASCCT is accepting session & #continuing #education proposals for the 14th annual meeting!

Submissions on #invitro, #insilico, #nonanimal #toxicology, policy & engagement are welcomed! Focus areas include #regulatory, #confidence, risk assessment, ecology & #AOPs

At the Strategic Dialogue on the Chemical Industry Package, hosted by VP Sejourne & Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, we pushed to keep #NonAnimal science a top priority!

🙏 Huge thanks to Cruelty Free International & all animal protection NGOs for amplifying this call! 💙

Lab of tomorrow: Advancing non-animal science in Argentina Martina is one of the many scientists working to reduce the use of animals in science. She works in the first laboratory of alternative methods here in Argen...

🐭❤️ Our video series is back, highlighting scientists driving the shift to #nonanimal science! ✊

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🎙️ In this 5th episode of "Lab of Tomorrow", Martina Benedetti takes the mic to discuss why focusing on human biology is key to accelerating the transition to #nonanimal research.

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🐭👏 Big win for animals: the EU Common Data Platform on Chemicals just took a major step forward! Thanks to our lobbying, key amendments were adopted to reduce animal testing & boost #nonanimal methods.

👀 Now, all eyes on the final vote between 29 March & 3 April!

John Colbourne featured in the first PARCopedia editorial of 2025 – Aspis

#PrecisionTox, #RISK-HUNT3R & #ONTOX projects forming the #ASPIScluster are closely cooperating with #PARC.
Read the recent #PARCopedia editorial featuring the PrecisionTox coordinator➡️ aspis-cluster.eu/john-colbour...!
#nonanimal #safety #assessment #humanhealth #environment
#NGRA #NAMs #H2020

This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we celebrate the brilliant women driving the transition to #nonanimal science! ✊🐁

In our "Lab of Tomorrow" series, we spoke with some of these experts about non-animal methods & safety assessment + more.

Hear their insights ➡️ https://buff.ly/3QdDmDK

The role of society in ending animal testing How much is science affected by societal factors? Love Hansell is a PhD student at the Radboud University in Nijmegen School of Management and he is currently analysing the key barriers and opportunity to accelerating the transition to non-animal science. Among his findings are two main topics: the unjustified rejection of non-animal science reliability within the scientific community and society as a whole. Learn more in the video. Like him, many scientists are working to develop new cruelty-free methods that are as - if not more - effective than those that use and exploit animals. This is the third video of our new ‘Lab of tomorrow’ series, in which we invite scientists to tell us about their work and discoveries in order to raise awareness of the feasibility and effectiveness of non-animal science. You can find the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-B-e4NYQL1ccA_Nt55UOWbgCDUkQMRJH&feature=shared Following the success of the ECI ‘Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics’, signed by over 1.2 million European citizens, the European Commission has created a roadmap to phase out animal testing for chemical safety. Learn more about our work to accelerate a transition towards a non-animal science: https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/what-we-do/policy-areas/animals-science Let's connect: Twitter: https://x.com/Act4AnimalsEU BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/eurogroupforanimals.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurogroupforanimals/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurogroup-for-animals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eurogroupforanimals/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eurogroupforanimals

🐭❤️ Have you seen yet our video series featuring scientists accelerating the shift to #nonanimal science? ✊

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🎙️ In this 4th episode of "Lab of Tomorrow", PhD student Love Hansell takes the mic to discuss the challenges & opportunities in transitioning to #nonanimal science.

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