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Berlin: Panel Discussion with public participation
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 09:47According to the motto "Its time for a research without animal experiments" on 24 april a panel discussion takes place in the Berlin Urania.
Berlin: Gene database of the Parkinson´s disease developed
Sunday, 25 March 2012 09:45In order to facilitate the interpretion of the huge, continously increasing data amount on Parkinson´s scientists of the Berlin Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics in collaboration with 44 international partners from around the world have developed a comprehensive free accessible data compendium about the Parkinsons´ disease.
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT): Joint Convention Meeting in Brussels
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 09:50The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) located in the United States and at Constance University in Germany arranged a forum to inform and discuss the results of Expert workshops from March 20th through 21st, 2012. The forum dealt with the realization of the strategic plan for closing gaps in research on animal-free systemic toxicity testing.
Impressions from the Conference and Workshop Biological Barriers
Wednesday, 14 March 2012 09:54The workshop and congress Biological Barriers on 29th February to 9th March 2012 at Saarland University was held under the titel „Biological Barriers – in vitro and in silico Tools for Drug Delivery and Nanosafety Research“ for the ninth time.
Project Start: 3R-alternative methods to improve legally required animal testing
Tuesday, 28 February 2012 09:59Today test methods for immunological medicinal products are based on animal experiments. With the help of the 3R concept (replacement, reduction and refinement) application and suffering of animals in experiments required by law can be reduced or avoided completely.
Allergan: Cell-based in vitro-assay for Botox products in Germany and Europe
Friday, 24 February 2012 10:00The German Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has approved an animal-free procedure for testing of Allergan´s botulinum products.
Mathematicians Clarify Molecular Details of Dynamin Molecule
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:02A Berlin researcher cooperative succeeded in clarifying functional details of the dynamin molecule.
Parkinson´s Disease: New Insights from Cell Cultures
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:04American scientists led by Jian Feng from the State University of New York at Buffalo have transformed skin cells of patients who are suffering from Parkinson´s into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) an than into nerve cells.
Call for submission: EPAA SCIENCE AWARD 2012
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 10:06The European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA), a cooperation between the European Commission and industry from various sectors, is organising for the second time its Science Award, worth up to 100 000 €.
University of Applied Sciences Jena: Successful Degree with microfluidic Cell Cultivation
Friday, 27 January 2012 10:29As a first graduate of the MSc course "miniaturized biotechnology", offered by the Department of Mediocal Technology and Biotechnology of the University of Applied Sciences Jena, in her final studies a student developed a new method for microfluidic cultivation of cells.
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