In order to conduct a survey, the Griffith College is asking participants who have extensive experiences in the field of 3R methods. With the aim of evaluating the strategies and the level of adaptation to the 3R principles in the EU, participants from science, industry, 3R committees and animal welfare bodies are welcome to participate in the short survey.

A primary human lung alveolus-on-a-chip model was been introduced by the Wyss Institute of Biologically inspired Engineering of the Harvard University. It has been made-up by microfluidic lung alveolus-on-a-chip lined by human primary alveolar epithelium interfaced with endothelium cells. The cells were cultured under flowing whole blood.

The Danish Forsøgsdyrenes Værn and Alternativfondet announce financial support for research into and development of alternatives to animal experiments.

The international Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology.