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Düsseldorf-based start-up DNTOX receives €1.4 million in investment funding
Monday, 19 June 2023 11:59DNTOX GmbH, based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a bio-analytical testing laboratory that screens chemicals for its potential to disrupt human brain development and cause developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) without using animals. With its service, the research team has convinced investors and can now dispose of 1.4 million euros in start-up funding.
Animal-free drug development in the U.S.: Addressing NAMs builds confidence
Monday, 19 June 2023 11:47An article from Nature Medicine provides a good insight into the current debate about the recognition of results from animal-free methods in drug development.
New Environmental Protection Act in Canada: "Leap into a new era of research and innovation"
Friday, 16 June 2023 13:37A few days ago, the Environmental Protection Act, Bill S-5, was revised in Canada. It includes amendments that require the Canadian government to replace or reduce animal testing for toxicity testing of chemicals where possible and to publish a plan within the next two years to encourage the development and timely incorporation of alternative strategies for toxicity testing.
Research award for rare diseases announced
Friday, 16 June 2023 09:56The Eva Luise and Horst Köhler Foundation, in cooperation with the association ACHSE e. V., has offered a research prize for rare diseases since 2008.
Saarland: Innovative lung infection model with biofilm
Thursday, 15 June 2023 09:54Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), headed by Prof. Dr. Claus-Michael Lehr, have developed a novel method to specifically place biofilms on lung cells in the laboratory. The model system produced by means of "bioprinting" should help to better understand infection processes and assist in the research of new active substances.
Call for Entries: International Eppendorf & Science Prize 2023
Monday, 12 June 2023 13:50The annual Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international award which honors early-career scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology.
European Chemicals Agency Workshop: First Kick-off for Better Understanding
Saturday, 10 June 2023 13:55On May 31 and June 1, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) hosted a two-day workshop in Helsinki to discuss with various stakeholders how to accelerate the transition to an animal-free chemical evaluation system. The main goal of the workshop was to better understand each other, as all stakeholders took different perspectives. Meanwhile, researchers are considering how an exit strategy could succeed.
Endocrinology favors reduction of animal testing
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 19:59According to a report in the medical journal "Ärzteblatt", the German Society for Endocrinology (DGE) has spoken out in favor of further reducing animal experiments. That could also succeed, because animal-free methods become ever better, so DGE vice-president Jan Tuckermann.
Laboratory animal of the year 2023: The mouse in autism research
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 10:51The mouse in autism research is this year's laboratory animal of the year. In this english issue, the German Association for Animal Rights discusses the reasons why the rodent is not a suitable research "model" and presents animal-free methods.
Berlin: Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Unit at Charité to study neuroblastoma
Monday, 05 June 2023 13:41In order to find a way to treat aggressive and persistent tumors of the nervous system in children, called neuroblastomas, researchers from Berlin, Cologne, Würzburg and Tübingen are taking a new, interdisciplinary approach.
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