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CAAT invites to a joint Information Day in Mainz
Thursday, 25 July 2013 16:57The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) invites to a Joint Information Day on “High Content Imaging Technology in Safety Sciences” on Thursday, October 24th 2013 in Mainz, Germany. High Content Imaging (HCI) systems provide quantitative data from cellular assays involving automated microscopy and image analysis.
Horizon 2020: EU simplifies research funding
Wednesday, 26 June 2013 17:11The online magazine Spiegel Online writes in it´s edition, applicants of the research program Horion 2020 will be informed faster whether their project will be approved or not.
Erlangen-Nuremberg: Researchers want to test chemicals in vitro
Wednesday, 26 June 2013 16:58A group of researchers from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg is currently developing an in vitro method for developmental neurotoxicity testing in which human stem cells are used.
Education without animal use: new simulation programs for physiology
Friday, 21 June 2013 17:44On the website Virtual Physiology from the Institute of Physiology, University of Marburg, the new simulation programm editition Virtual Physiology, formerly published by Thieme, is offered with improved and extended functions.
Big Brain: virtual model consisting of 7400 brain sections
Friday, 21 June 2013 17:19The model is a virtual three-dimensional brain based on information from more than 7400 tissue slices of 20 micrometers obtained from a human brain. It has been developed by JARA-BRAIN, a brain research alliance between the RWTH University Aachen and the Jülich Research Centre in collaboration with scientists from Montréal (Canada).
Berlin-Brandenburg Animal Welfare Research Award Ceremony
Thursday, 20 June 2013 17:43On the 9th August, the Berlin-Brandenburg animal welfare research prize of 15,000 euros will be awarded to Prof. Dr. Günter Weindl from the Institute of Pharmacology, Free University of Berlin. He will receive the award for his development of an immunocompetent skin model as a replacement and reduction method to animal experiments.
In vitro model let sprout new vessels
Saturday, 15 June 2013 18:17Researchers from the Pennsilvania University in Philadelphia have succeeded in producing an in vitro model that can let sprout new blood vessels from previously artificially preformed blood vessels.
Alzheimer's research with 3D chip
Friday, 24 May 2013 18:18Researchers from the Biomedical Center (BBZ) at the Leipzig University have developed a chip that allow them to investigate the Alzheimer's disease using specific human neuroblastoma cells.
Malaysia: Conference on Alternatives to Animal Models
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 18:20At the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an International Conference on Alternatives to Animal Models will be held. Main topics are the current international progress in the field of alternatives to animal models and the implementation of alternatives in medical education and training.
Immune response of the brain discovered in vitro
Friday, 10 May 2013 18:24Using cell cultures, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have found out that microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are able to produce itaconic acid, a substance that can inhibit bacterial growth.
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