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In vitro researcher awarded with Novartis Prize
Sunday, 26 April 2015 12:32A Dresden scientist has been awarded with the "EYEnovative Award" from Novartis Pharma GmbH for his development of an in vitro model of a human retina. The model consists of an organoid, which has been prepared from induced pluripotent stem cells.
EU committees stop reduction of European research funding
Tuesday, 21 April 2015 15:20The plans of the European Commission to cut the European research program "Horizon 2020" by around 2.7 billion euros have been interrupted. On 20th of April, the budgetary and the economic committee as well as the transport and industry committee have voted against the proposed reduction of the European Research Framework Programme "Horizon 2020".
Young Scientist Travel Awards (YSTA)
Tuesday, 21 April 2015 13:28To promote sustainability of the 3R principles of Russel & Burch into Science of the 21st Century, EUSAAT wants to support the participation of as many young scientists as possible from different countries in the EUSAAT 2015 Congress by providing a special financial support.
Eppendorf Award for elucidation of garbage disposal in cells
Monday, 20 April 2015 15:18This year, the young scientist Dr. Thomas Wollert, group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, receives the Eppendorf Young Investigator Award for his elucidation of the cellular mechanism of autophagy. The prize is worth 20,000 euros.
FRAME Survey: What is necessary to advance the termination of animal experiments?
Monday, 20 April 2015 15:16The Fund for the Replacement on Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) is conducting an online survey by the question of what is needed to advance the termination of animal experiments. Each is addressed to participate in the survey.
Survey: Animal-free Research still a Challenge
Monday, 20 April 2015 15:14Since some years, the cosmetics company LUSH awards its LUSH prize to developers in the field of replacement methods to animal testing. A total of 250,000 British pounds are divided into winners of the five categories of science, lobbying, training, public awareness and young scientists.
Taiwan: Legislator, bill to end animal testing of cosmetics
Monday, 20 April 2015 15:13Legislator Wang Yu-Min and the Taiwan SPCA, advocating the BeCrueltyFree Taiwan campaign, launched a bill yesterday at the Legislative Yuan to ban animal testing of cosmetics in the country.
EU sales ban: ECEAE and BUAV intervene at the Court
Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:11The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) Tand European Coalition to End Animal Experiments have this week lodged our formal observations at the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case about the scope of the EU cosmetics animal testing bans.
Scientific Output with short half-life period
Tuesday, 14 April 2015 15:09In their study "attention decay in science", a Finnish team of researchers from Aalto University discuss the question of whether scientists are able to process all new published evidence at all. The period during which the scientific community turns to a publication diminishes more and more.
Great Britain bans household products tested on Animals
Wednesday, 18 March 2015 15:07The Home Office (Innenministerium) is to introduce a ban on testing household products on animals with effect from October. The move follows a detailed consultation about the impact such a ban would have on industry and the economy.
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