OSA at the 11th World Congress on Alternative Methods (WC11)
On the occasion of the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences 2021 (WC11) which will take place from 23 […]
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Survey on the use of animal-derived materials and reagents in scientific experimentation Video
LOOK AT OUR VIDEO, and please fill in and distribute our survey ! We aim to stimulate awareness, understanding, and SOLUTIONS on use & substitution of commonly used animal-derived materials and reagents like antibodies in in vitro ​cell and tissue […]
Books and other resources
New Approach Methodologies/Human-Based Research Cassotta M, Marchi V. The new frontiers of Science. Experimental models for 21st century-biomedical research. Edited by Aracne; 2019. (Text in […]
JRC Summer School on “Non-animal Approaches in Science: The Three R…evolution”
18-21 May 2021 – Ispra (VA) Italy – Registration deadline: 6 January 2021. For further and more complete information please visit: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/conference/jrc-summer-school-non-animal-approaches-science-3 2021 edition of […]
The use of animal-derived materials and reagents in scientific experimentation Survey 2020/21
The use of cell and tissue-based methods in basic, applied and regulatory science has been increasing exponentially in recent years. Attention to the origin, quality, […]
Manifesto to promote New Approach Methodologies for biomedical research in Italy
It is about time to change research strategy in the 21st century: accelerating the Growth of Human Based and human Relevant LifeSciences in Italy We […]
New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Biomedical Research
The considerable advances in biotechnology, microengineering, microfluidics, informatics, computing power and their multidisciplinary cooperation, have allowed the development of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), inaccessible only […]
The importance of human-based research
Human-based research covers a wide range of innovative methodologies and biotechnology or New Methodological Approaches (NAM), relevant to humans as they use advanced current knowledge on human biology, to study diseases and develop safe and effective drugs in humans, recognizing the importance of species-specificity.
Toxicology and Research of the 21st century
In the field of modern toxicology, a progressive paradigm shift has long taken place: in the last twenty years there has been a transition from […]