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2022 EU figures on the number of animals used in research are welcomed by the biomedical community

Bob Tolliday

Jul 193 min read

2022 EU figures on the number of animals used in research are welcomed by the biomedical community

The headline figures in the European Commission report show that the total number of animals used in 2022 in the EU-27 was just under 7m.

EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published

Bob Tolliday

Apr 295 min read

EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published

National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the benchmark for good website content – EARA website study 2024

Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2023

Bob Tolliday

Apr 247 min read

Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2023

The progress that scientists made in advancing our knowledge of human health last year has once again shown the continuing importance of...

Critical opinion on EU antibodies report

The European Animal Research Association

Feb 263 min read

Critical opinion on EU antibodies report

A highly critical opinion has now been officially published reviewing the controversial 2020 report, by the EU Commission’s EURL...

EARA Participation at the 2nd CAM Conference

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 51 min read

EARA Participation at the 2nd CAM Conference

EARA participated in the 2nd CAM Conference, a two-day scientific meeting hosted by the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg...

Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed

Gege Li

Oct 30, 20231 min read

Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed

EARA has responded to false claims by an activist group that animal studies have ‘a lack of relevance’ in cancer research. On the recent...

German researchers warn of pressures to stop animal research

Gege Li

Oct 13, 20232 min read

German researchers warn of pressures to stop animal research

Scientists have spoken out about how the pressure by German authorities to prevent biomedical studies using animals is becoming...

The necessity of animal research highlighted on Belgian TV

Gege Li

Oct 13, 20232 min read

The necessity of animal research highlighted on Belgian TV

A Belgian TV programme featuring a leading researcher in neuroscience has recently presented a stimulating discussion on whether animal...

A decade of dialogue – EARA gains its 150th member

Gege Li

Oct 10, 20237 min read

A decade of dialogue – EARA gains its 150th member

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has now welcomed its 150th member institution, and to mark this achievement, EARA senior...

EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission

The European Animal Research Association

Jul 24, 20232 min read

EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission

EARA has welcomed the European Commission response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) petition, Save cruelty-free cosmetics –...

Bob Tolliday

Jun 12, 20231 min read

Animal tests & chemical safety – report

A ‘significant uptake’ in the use of non-animal testing methods has been reported by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). In its fifth...

Bob Tolliday

Jun 12, 20231 min read

EARA warns of replacing animal research

EARA executive director, Kirk Leech, has urged caution about the ‘wishful thinking’ of animal groups that have called for the immediate...

Threat to all biomedical research in EU phase-out petition

Bob Tolliday

May 29, 20232 min read

Threat to all biomedical research in EU phase-out petition

EARA has expressed its deep concern, at the implications for public health and biomedical research, of calls by animal groups for an EU...

EARA statement: Major implications for public health & biomedical research from phase-out petition

The European Animal Research Association

May 25, 20233 min read

EARA statement: Major implications for public health & biomedical research from phase-out petition

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) is deeply concerned by the implications for public health and biomedical research of...

Gege Li

Apr 24, 20231 min read

EU project on exposure to microplastics

An EU-funded project will use studies in animals, alongside other methods, to investigate the possible effects of tiny plastic particles...

Call for neuroscientists to join ‘Pledge for Science’

Bob Tolliday

Apr 24, 20231 min read

Call for neuroscientists to join ‘Pledge for Science’

The European Brain Council (EBC) is seeking volunteers from the scientific community to take part in a series of engagement events with...

Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research

Bob Tolliday

Apr 5, 20233 min read

Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research

The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...

Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research

Bob Tolliday

Apr 5, 20233 min read

Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research

The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses...

Biomedical sector in Netherlands welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research

Bob Tolliday

Apr 5, 20233 min read

Biomedical sector in Netherlands welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research

The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...

Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research

Bob Tolliday

Apr 5, 20233 min read

Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research

The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...

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