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Baden-Württemberg is funding two projects under the program to research alternative and complementary methods to animal testing
Thursday, 27 June 2024 13:06Two projects in the field of cancer research led by Prof. Dr. Alexander Kleger, Ulm University Medical Center, as well as Dr. Vidhya Madapusi Ravi from Freiburg University Medical Center are being funded.
Havard: Cervix on a chip
Monday, 17 June 2024 11:02A team of researchers led by Prof. Donald E. Ingber from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University in Boston has developed an organ-on-a-chip model that can replicate the human cervix with a functional epithelial barrier and mucus production featuring biochemical and hormone-dependent properties similar to the living cervix.
On the trail of the dreaded hospital germ using respiratory epithelial organoids
Sunday, 16 June 2024 20:35With the help of engineered human respiratory epithelial organoids, a team from the University of Basel has succeeded in observing how the bacterium Pseudomonas aeroginosa manages to break through the lung barrier. This bacterium targets certain cells in the lungs and has developed a tactic to break through the line of defense.
Zurich: Investigating brittle bone disease in vitro
Sunday, 16 June 2024 19:58Researchers at the Institute of Biomechanics at ETH Zurich have developed a 3D in vitro model to study brittle bone disease in more detail to mimic the dynamic process during early bone formation.
Braunschweig: Human antibodies against the venom of the black widow
Sunday, 16 June 2024 19:02In a research project, researchers at the Technical University of Braunschweig have succeeded in developing human recombinant antibodies against the dangerous venom of the European black widow spider using the phage display technique. They were able to neutralize the spider venom.
State of Rhineland-Palatinate: Award to promote research into alternative and supplementary methods for animal experiments in research and teaching
Thursday, 13 June 2024 10:16Once again, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has announced the research prize for the development of alternative and supplementary methods in accordance with the 3R principle of Russel and Burch (1959). Research institutions, companies or scientists based in Rhineland-Palatinate can apply.
New website to search for animal-free alternatives
Thursday, 13 June 2024 10:00A new website from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) makes it easy to search PubMed for literature on specific topics related to alternatives to animal testing (NAMs). NICEATM and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) have jointly developed search strategies, called "hedges," for specific topics on alternatives.
TigerShark Science: New human skin models covering all skin layers
Friday, 07 June 2024 10:22TigerShark Science is a start-up currently being founded by the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, based in Würzburg. The scientists want to significantly reduce animal testing with their skin models.
EUSAAT Congress 2024 in Linz: Deadline for submission of abstracts extended
Friday, 07 June 2024 09:20The congress of the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EUSAAT) will take place again this year from September 18 to 20, 2024. Abstracts can still be submitted until June 14, 2024.
VCG: Reducing animal testing through the use of virtual control animals
Thursday, 06 June 2024 13:52On June 4, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. has announced the launch of its Virtual Control Group (VCG) initiative in partnership with Sanofi. The two companies are working together to reduce the use of animals by replacing selected control group animals with appropriate virtual control animals developed from retrospective data sets.
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