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Linz Congress 2015: Deadline Extension for Abstracts
Tuesday, 02 June 2015 12:43From 20 to 23 September 2015, the this year's 19th European Congress on animal testing alternatives will take place in Linz. InVitroJobs has already reported.
fMRI: Tübingen researchers prove relation to nerve cell activity
Tuesday, 26 May 2015 12:27Neuroscientists from Tübingen succeeded in coming closer to an essential step in non-invasive examination of the human brain using the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Debate on animal testing in the EU parliament
Thursday, 21 May 2015 12:21In light of the petition "Stop Vivisection" from 2013, in which more than 1.1 million European citizens have pronounced for an amendment of the European animal experiments directive 2010/63/EU, a debate was held in the European Parliament on May 11.
In vitro researcher honoured by Medicine Maker
Thursday, 21 May 2015 12:00The magazine Medicine Maker has voted for Claus-Michael Lehr, Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of the Saarland as one of the hundred most influential experts in the field of drug development.
88. ZEBET Seminar in Berlin
Thursday, 21 May 2015 11:57Dr. Sabine Richter from the TU Dresden will talk about her development of a fish embryo reproductive toxicity test (FERT).
France: In vitro production of human antibodies
Monday, 27 April 2015 13:14Most of the strategies for the preparation of antibodies are still based on the immunization of humanized mouse models. To replace this procedure, there are several methods, for instance, the phage display. French researchers now have turned to another method: they improved the ability of immunization of blood cells in vitro.
Lush Prize 2015: Nominations open
Monday, 27 April 2015 13:09Now in its fourth year, The Lush Prize supports animal-free testing in order to reach the breakthrough according to the strategy "Toxicology in the 21th Century".
In vitro researcher prizewinner of Novartis Prize
Sunday, 26 April 2015 13:16A Dresden scientist has been awarded the Novartis Pharma "EYEnovative sponsorship prize" for his development of a human in vitro retina model. It is an organoid, which has been developed from induced pluripotent stem cells.
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".
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