In April 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical ...
Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a ...
AI and computational modeling are reducing reliance on animal testing by simulating human biology, improving drug safety and efficacy predictions. Regulatory bodies like the FDA and NIH are endorsing ...
When we imagine the process of developing new drugs, we often picture scientists working with cutting-edge technology in gleaming laboratories. But there’s a side of pharmaceutical research that is ...
CONCORD — In traditional animal tests, animals like dogs and rabbits can have substances forced down their throats or into their lungs, according to Kurt Ehrenberg, the New Hampshire state director of ...
Scientists and regulators have long acknowledged the weaknesses in traditional methods used to identify drugs that may harm ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently published Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies may have caused a stir across the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, but ...
Only about one in ten candidates entering clinical trials make it to market. Many promising drugs fail in early-phase trials despite passing preclinical tests with flying colours. These setbacks are ...
Europe urged to commit €1bn to animal-free biomedical research as Brussels faces pressure to match US investment in ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a major shift in how monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs are evaluated, emphasizing a transition from traditional animal testing. The agency ...