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EARA feature – What are non-technical summaries (NTS)?

Nuno Gonçalves

Sep 161 min read

EARA feature – What are non-technical summaries (NTS)?

An article by EARA, that explains the important role that non-technical summaries (NTS) play in improving transparency and openness...

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...

Gege Li

Dec 20, 20232 min read

A look back on the past year of EARA

In 2024, EARA will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and 2023 has seen a number of significant developments, which can lead the way to a...

Rat Trap is not a balanced narrative – EARA book review

Bob Tolliday

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Rat Trap is not a balanced narrative – EARA book review

The claims made in a new book, by medical sociologist Pandora Pound, that research using animals is obsolete and ‘thwarting medical...

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 –...

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...

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...

Biomedical sector in France welcomes 2020 EU report on animals used in research

Bob Tolliday

Apr 4, 20233 min read

Biomedical sector in France welcomes 2020 EU report on animals used in research

The French biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...

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

Bob Tolliday

Apr 4, 20233 min read

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

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

Biomedical sector in Germany welcomes 2020 EU statistics on the animals used in research and testing

Bob Tolliday

Apr 4, 20233 min read

Biomedical sector in Germany welcomes 2020 EU statistics on the animals used in research and testing

The German biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...

2020 EU numbers on animals used in research show the impact of Covid-19

Bob Tolliday

Apr 4, 20234 min read

2020 EU numbers on animals used in research show the impact of Covid-19

Reductions in the use of animals in biomedical research overall, but an increase in the use of monkeys and small mammals, has revealed...

Phase-out of European animal research is ‘unrealistic’

Bob Tolliday

Mar 17, 20231 min read

Phase-out of European animal research is ‘unrealistic’

The European Brain Council (EBC) has published a statement in support of the importance of using animals in research studies. The...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 30, 20232 min read

EU & research monkeys – article

The recent implementation of EU legislation may drive biomedical studies using monkeys out of Europe and threaten the future of brain and...

Funding stymies acceptance of non-animal testing

Bob Tolliday

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Funding stymies acceptance of non-animal testing

A chronic shortage of funding is holding up the approval of non-animal methods for testing the safety of chemicals, a leading expert has...

Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines

Bob Tolliday

Sep 19, 20221 min read

Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines

The first booster vaccines, targeting the Omicron variant of Covid-19, have been authorised by regulators across the world solely using...

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