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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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directive 2010/63

Whoosh! There goes another deadline

EFPIA Administrator January 23rd, 2013 No Comments

directive 2010/63“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”

                      – Douglas Adams

 

It had all been going so well. The path EU legislation must navigate is notoriously complex. Consultations, proposals, amendments – input from MEPs and compromises between national governments – the road is long and winding.

But for the EU’s directive on how animals are used in medical research, this lengthy process appeared to have produced a compromise which governments agreed would raise standards of animal welfare, reduce red tape by harmonising rules across Europe, and promote the 3Rs.

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horizon 2020

EU research funding: going, going….gone?

November 16th, 2012 No Comments

horizon 2020Whether you’re in favour of animal research or you would prefer more research on non-animal experimental models, this one is for you.

The EU research budget – a major source of support for medical science – is under serious threat and could be about to fall victim to a much wider political spat over public spending.

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Neil Parish MP talks through the tough policy choices during the revision of the lab animal legislation

August 4th, 2011 No Comments

We recently interviewed Neil Parish MP, the first reading rapporteur for the revision of law protecting lab animals. In our first video, Neil expressed the challenges he faced during this review to find the right balance between helping science advance, while protecting animals as much as possible.

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