In a bid to prioritise more human-relevant models, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has enforced a plan to phase out animal testing for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the preclinical stage, ...

Stem Pharm, a Madison biotech startup, is using lab-created 3D "organoids" to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. In April, the FDA and NIH announced plans to incentivize so-called "new ...

New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years. Animal testing in science is set to be phased out ...

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Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...

The FDA is moving away from requiring animal models for investigational new drug (IND) applications for new monoclonal antibodies and some other drug candidates. Animal testing will be "reduced, ...

In a Policy Forum, Chad Nelson and colleagues highlight the efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in advancing alternative methods to reduce animal testing for regulatory use. Animal ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis recently ...

Many of the medicines in our cupboards and products on our shelves today are tested on animals before they are released to market. But the reality is, most of these tests are a waste of time. More ...

Explore the debate surrounding animal testing as new methods may jeopardise patient safety if not properly validated.