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Animal testing alternatives to dominate, but not overnight

In a bid to prioritise more human-relevant models, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has enforced a plan to phase out animal testing for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the preclinical stage, ...
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Reimagining alternatives to animal testing

Around 348 B.C., Aristotle took a two-year trip to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to study animals in a lagoon. Along with observing the creatures in their natural habitat and surmising, among ...
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EU researchers call for wider use of alternatives to animal testing

Animal testing has been widely debated for many years. Following a large public petition, the European Commission is developing a roadmap to outline how all animal testing for chemical safety ...
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Emerging alternatives to reduce animal testing show promise

In a Policy Forum, Chad Nelson and colleagues highlight the efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in advancing alternative methods to reduce animal testing for regulatory use. Animal ...
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FDA and NIH Announce Initiatives to Reduce Animal Testing and Encourage Alternative Methodologies

FDA and NIH recently announced initiatives outlining specific actions each agency will take to encourage greater adoption of new and emerging technologies to reduce the need for — and potentially ...
JD Supra

FDA animal testing phaseout urges AI-based trial alternatives, organoids, other “NAMs”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it plans to phase out animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs and biological products “with ...
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How do researchers determine how toxic a chemical is? A toxicologist explains alternatives to animal testing

A vast number of chemicals are registered for production and use around the world. But only a portion have been thoroughly evaluated for their toxicity due to time, cost, ethical concerns and ...
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Charles River Laboratories Launches Alternative Methods Advancement Project to Reduce Reliance on Animal Testing

Initiative focuses on innovation, partnerships, and advocacy as part of $500 million investment in driving change Understanding that stakeholders across drug development must collaborate to pursue ...
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Maryland lab at forefront of using alternative to animal testing for research

FOR BIOTECH, DEB, IT REALLY IS. IN THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MARYLAND’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A BILL PROVIDING GRANTS TO MARYLAND SCIENTISTS WHO DEVELOP NON ANIMAL BASED RESEARCH METHODS. IT WAS ...
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‘Organs-on-a-chip’ is one of many alternatives to animal testing

There’s one area of surprising agreement in the often adversarial relationship between conservatives and the scientific community: the need to phase out animal testing in biomedical research. The new ...
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Is Animal Testing Necessary – And Where Are We On Alternatives?

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...