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Are there any non-animal testing alternatives?
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Animal research studies in plain words
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EU Animal Research: Shall it stay or shall it go?
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Why are animals used for testing?
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Misconceptions
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Latest News

Novo Nordisk to limit use of animal testing

Unnecessary animal tests are replaced by alternative testing methods at Danish pharmaceutical company

December 9th, 2011 No Comments

Novo Nordisk to limit use of animal testingNovo Nordisk recently announced the end of using living animals to test the quality of batches of medicines produced by the company.

It has taken ten years for a dedicated company task force to get rid of all redundant product control tests in living animals or to replace them with other methods of testing. Working in close collaboration with regulatory authorities around the world, the task force has replaced all obsolete tests at Novo Nordisk using live animals. The alternative testing method, the use of animal cells rather than living animals, had first to prove its efficacy before being approved by regulators.

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What’s in a name? Animal research vs testing vs experimentation

April 30th, 2011 No Comments

What’s in a name? Well quite a lot it seems. Whether you came to this site looking for information about animal testing, animal research, vivisection or experimentation, the language you use defines your political and emotional views, your level of knowledge on the subject and potentially reveals your nationality.

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