Groundbreaking 3R Research Honored with “Paper of the Quarter” Recognitions
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Paper of the Quarter is a competition that quarterly celebrates innovative research from North Rhine-Westphalia that adheres to the 3R principles: replacing animal experiments, reducing the number of animals used in research, or refining experiments to minimize animal suffering. The 3R Competence Network NRW has announced the winners recognized for their Paper of the Quarter contributions for the second and third quarters of 2024.
Over 100 Researchers Highlight the Importance of Animal Experiments and the 3R Principle
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The information initiative “Understanding Animal Experiments” (Tierversuche verstehen) has published over 100 personal statements from scientists, animal caretakers, and institutional leaders across Germany. This unique collection explains why animal experiments are currently indispensable in biomedical research and how the 3R principle – Replace, Reduce, and Refine – is being actively applied in research practices.
Cooperation agreement of the 3R-Competence Network NRW: an important step towards closer collaboration
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In spring 2022, the eight medical faculties of Aachen, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Essen, Cologne and Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia joined forces to form the 3R Competence Network NRW. The common goal is to link research and progress in (bio)medicine with highest possible levels of animal welfare.
Internal, Research, Media, Advanced and Continuing Education
Advancing Ethical Research: Highlights from the 2nd Annual Meeting of the 3R-Competence Network NRW
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Over 130 researchers from all over North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Europe met at Kasteel Bloemendal on December 5 and 6, 2024 for the “2nd Annual Meeting | Science for Tomorrow: Redefining Research with the 3Rs” of the NRW 3R Competence Network. The event, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, highlighted the latest innovations in the field of replacement, reduction and refinement methods (3R principle) as an alternative to animal experiments in biomedical research.
Internal, Research, Advanced and Continuing Education
Ethical Horizons in Animal Research Explored at the 3R Workshop NRW
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On November 14, this year's 3R workshop NRW “Ethical aspects in animal experiments - a practical introduction” took place on the Venusberg campus of the University Hospital Bonn. Interested researchers from NRW came together for this workshop to discuss key ethical issues in basic animal-based biomedical research and to further strengthen responsible research on animals.
Internal, Research, Advanced and Continuing Education
CAM Model Highlighted as a 3R Method at 3R Symposium NRW
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The 3R Symposium NRW, held on August 28th in Essen, featured the presentation of the CAM model as a key method for reducing and replacing animal testing in scientific research.
Speaking of animal research, animal welfare and the 3R-principle at the 14th Bonn’s Science Night
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The 3R Competence Network NRW informed citizens, school pupils and representatives of the city of Bonn about animal research, its alternatives and other 3R methods in biomedical research at the two-day event.
3R-Competence Netzwork NRW on the Openness Conference 2024 from Understanding Animal Research
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In May, the 3R Competence Network NRW took part in the Understanding Animal Research Openness Conference in the West Midlands (UK). There, international participants exchanged ideas about the latest developments in scientific communication in connection with animal research. Our poster on the school program project also won the poster prize.
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The nationwide information initiative "Tierversuche verstehen" recently published the 2024 issue of the Kompass Tierversuche which is a guide based on facts and figures in animal experiments in Germany.
Internal, Research, Media, Advanced and Continuing Education
On the International Day for Laboratory Animals: Clawed Frogs in Biomedical Research
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Today is the International Day for Laboratory Animal to commemorate the model animals used in research and to esteem their contributions in medical progress over decades.
