FDA announces plans to phase out animal testing requirements in drug testing

The US-FDA has issued a news release stating that animal testing will no longer be a mandatory part of drog evaluation processes.

FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing Requirement for Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Drugs | FDA

This is in line with EU guidelines aiming to reduce animal testing to a minimum.

Regulatory acceptance of 3R (replacement, reduction, refinement) testing approaches – Scientific guideline | European Medicines Agency (EMA)

In our lab we aim to contribute to the 3R guideline with the placenta perfusion model.