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Netherlands opts for animal-free methods instead of monkey testing
Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:16At the beginning of July, the Dutch parliament passed an amendment that will phase out funding for one of Europe's largest primate research centers in its current form over the next five years. Instead, the development of animal-free methods will be accelerated and testing on monkeys will be phased out in the long term.
NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies
Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09:09The National Institutes of Health announced on Monday that the biomedical agency would no longer award funding to new grant proposals solely relying on animal testing.
NIH: Autism Data Science Initiative launches in fall
Tuesday, 01 July 2025 12:51In the United States, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI). It will bring together various data resources to investigate possible contributions to the causes of autism - without animal testing.
Berlin: Foundation of the Center for AI-Accelerated Molecular Innovations in Medicine
Tuesday, 01 July 2025 09:41At the Max Delbrück Center, the “Center for AI-Accelerated Molecular Innovations in Medicine” (AI2M) is being established. The Helmholtz Association has approved 30.8 million euros for this project. The researchers will use new technologies to develop AI-based strategies for tailored treatment and prevention.
Zurich: Breast tissue in a petri dish
Thursday, 26 June 2025 11:28Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have developed a model made from human breast milk cells in the laboratory. Their aim is to understand how mother's milk is produced in the breast - an area of female biology that has hardly been researched to date.
Long Night of Science in Berlin: hands-on experiment with organ-on-a-chip
Thursday, 26 June 2025 11:25Long Night of Science in Berlin: hands-on experiment with organ-on-a-chip
The Technical University Berlin is presenting a varied program for young and old with experiments and hands-on activities in its 28 science buildings. For example, visitors can assemble organ chips and try out magnetic cell sorting.
PEPPER: Call for submission of NAMs to test for endocrine disruptors
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 08:36PEPPER, the Paris-based public-private partnership for the validation of non-animal methods for testing endocrine disruptors, is once again in the process of selecting new methods for validation. The deadline is August 31, 2025.
World's first heart valve prosthesis made from the patient's own tissue implanted
Friday, 20 June 2025 08:54The German Heart Center at Charité (DHZC) has successfully implanted the world's first heart valve prosthesis made from the patient's own tissue, which could eliminate the need for animal-derived valves.
Intestinal epithelial model helps in the search for treatment options against dangerous intestinal pathogens
Monday, 16 June 2025 10:39Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg, Germany, have collaborated with scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden and Toronto University in Canada to map the infection pathways of aggressive Shigella bacteria in human intestinal organoids.
Florida: Hesperos Inc. collaborates with biopharmaceutical company to treat neurological diseases
Friday, 13 June 2025 15:11Organ-on-a-chip manufacturer Hesperos Inc. has announced a strategic collaboration with Psilera, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for difficult-to-treat neurological diseases such as frontotemporal dementia.
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