Studying the Zika virus in rhesus macaques
The 2016 Olympic Games are due to begin in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. In the lead-up to this year’s Games, the Zika virus has never...
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Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Hundreds of scientists sign letter supporting primates in neuroscience
Over 400 primate and neuroscience researchers signed a letter supporting the use of non-human primates in neuroscience, which was...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
European scientific community welcomes EU review of the Directive for the protection of animals used
The European scientific community supports the view of the EU Commission, that the Directive on the protection of animals used in...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
EARA backs UK commitment to animal welfare
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has backed the UK government’s recent statements on its commitment to animal welfare. The...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Belgian researchers respond to misinformation about animal testing in an open letter
In response to recent misinformation about the use of animal experiments on the French-speaking television channel RTBF (9 November) in...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Neuroscientists hit back at MEPs statement
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) has responded to the recent European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
EARA voices concerns to UK Parliament on implications of no-deal Brexit
EARA’s Brexit Taskforce has made a submission to the UK Parliament Health and Social Care Committee inquiry concerning the animal science...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
FENS Forum to discuss openness and communications on animal research
Details have been released on the session on animal research communications that will take place at this year’s FENS Forum of...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
EARA Brexit briefing published
EARA Brexit Taskforce Briefing on the potential implications for animal science in the UK and EU stemming from Brexit EARA has brought...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 26, 20181 min read
Top ten UK universities for animal research announced
A list of the ten UK universities that conduct the highest number of animal procedures has been published by Understanding Animal...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Spanish animal 2017 statistics shows drop in procedures
New figures released by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, show an overall decrease in the use of animals in...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
EU Directive ‘cannot be implemented in isolation’ Brussels roundtable agrees
At a roundtable discussion on the use of animals in scientific research there is overwhelming agreement that Europe has appropriate and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20181 min read
Switzerland’s 2017 animal research statistics indicate fewer animals used
The latest figures released by the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (BLV) show a decrease in the overall use of animals in biomedical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Belgian scientists hit back at ‘Nazi’ slur in one-sided media reporting
Belgian researchers have countered an uncritical feature interview with animal rights activists who repeated factual inaccuracies about...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Max Delbrück Center stands in support of important research study
A world-renowned German biomedical research institution has responded strongly to criticism from an activist group that has targeted one...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Brain Prize winner emphasises essential need for animal research into Alzheimer’s
Basic researchers into Alzheimer disease awarded major scientific prize Today it was announced that the 2018 Brain Prize will be awarded...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Scientists in Europe must take more responsibility for openness, says EARA executive director
Openness and transparency surrounding the use of animals in research is ‘still an Achilles Heel’ for the biomedical sector, a roundtable...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Supporting excellent biomedical science in Europe
The first FEAM European Biomedical Policy Forum annual lecture took place in Brussels, in March, dedicated to the topic Biomedical and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 11, 20182 min read
Ebola vaccine in use thanks to ‘curiosity-driven’ basic research
There was no known widespread outbreaks of Ebola when the vaccine was developed 15 years ago using animals, says Kirk Leech, EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 5, 20183 min read
Survey reveals great progress by biomedical sector in Spain to be more open about animal research
The first report on the Spanish biomedical sector’s commitment to be more transparent about its research using animals, published today,...
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