The winners of the first LUSH prize for replacement of animal use originated by the cosmetic manufacturer LUSH in cooperation with the British organization Ethical Consumers are determined. This year there are 13 prize winners in five distinct categories.

The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) has welcomed the position of Mr Tonio Borg, Commissioner Designate for the Health and Consumer Affairs portfolio, on the need for the Cosmetics Directive marketing ban to come into force in March 2013.

American and Korean scientists have created a human disease model-on-a-chip that mimics pulmonary edema using a biomimetic microdevice that reconstitutes organ-level lung functions.

Scientists from the Department of Pharmacy at the Saarland University and the Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) have developed a drug-delivery system that looks like a corn cob.