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Claus-Michael Lehr honored for decades of commitment to drug research
Thursday, 12 June 2025 13:17Every year, the Controlled Release Society (CRS) honors outstanding individuals who have significantly advanced the field of drug release. This year, Prof. Claus-Michael Lehr was honored with the CRS Distinguished Service Award for his many years of commitment to the society and his significant contributions to pharmaceutical science.
HUMAIN Awards to Provide Support for Training and Implementation of Tissue Models
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 15:00InSphero, a global leader in 3D in vitro technology for drug safety and efficacy testing, is partnering with PCRM to offer the 2025 Human Advanced In Vitro Model Initiative (HUMAIN) Award.
Dog Day at June 11: Dark parallel worlds for man's most loyal friend
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 11:29In a campaign launched in April this year, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) justifies the use of dogs in biomedical research and development and argues that this should continue.(1) European animal rights organizations, which are united in the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE), strongly criticize this and refute the arguments.(2)
Neubiberg near Munich: Academy for Animal Welfare is renting out a laboratory
Monday, 02 June 2025 19:27There is an S1 laboratory in the building of the Academy for Animal Welfare Academy of the German Animal Welfare Federation (DTSchB) in Neubiberg near Munich. The laboratory is to be rented out for use for animal-free (research) projects.
Organ models with blood vessels on a chip
Monday, 02 June 2025 19:23Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) together with Keio University in Japan have developed a new method for creating blood vessels in tiny organ models on a chip - using ultrashort laser pulses.
Student association launches call for animal-free methods in university teaching
Monday, 02 June 2025 10:27On the platform of the Free Association of Student Unions (fzs), students are calling for new animal-free methods to be taught in all relevant study programs right from the start.
In vitro: new type 1 diabetes model to study alpha cells
Thursday, 22 May 2025 20:38In a study, a team of scientists has developed an in vitro model to investigate processes in type 1 diabetes. The model investigates the impairment of human alpha cells by pro-inflammatory cytokines and possible therapeutically effective substances.
German-Korean cooperation for the production of completely animal-free cell culture media
Thursday, 22 May 2025 12:15The German life science company PL BioScience GmbH, based in Aachen, is specialized in the production and development of human platelet lysate (HPL) for cell expansion. In collaboration with Korean biotech company DewCell Biotherapeutics, PL BioScience has developed a proprietary method to convert lab-grown platelets into a powerful cell culture supplement.
Herbert Stiller Prize: Application deadline ends in one week
Thursday, 22 May 2025 11:48Only until Saturday, May 31, scientists can apply for their innovative scientific work that makes a significant contribution to medical progress based on animal-free, human-based methods for researching and treating human diseases.
Merck: Cooperation reduces animal testing
Thursday, 22 May 2025 11:04Merck KGaA, a leading science and technology company, from Germany, and imec, a world-leading research and innovation center for nanoelectronics and digital technologies, have announced a strategic partnership to develop an advanced platform for microphysiological systems (MPS), also known as organ-on-a-chip systems.
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