Join us for a series of online events promoting the use of NAMs which will be presented by expert Alliance members and delivered throughout the year. Each event will be held online and is free to register, more events will be released over the coming months.Thinking differently – An introduction to exploring non-animal approaches
Date: Monday 25th of September
Time: 10 – 10.45
Event type: Seminar plus Q&A
Within research systems the current obligation to fully explore and implement replacement approaches before using animals is not happening robustly or consistently. Those planning or reviewing research proposals do not have extensive knowledge of all the opportunities that exist to avoid animal use. In the session Dr Juliet Dukes will share how FRAME is working to help PhD students, early career researchers and Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Bodies redefine research questions and rethink their methods to help avoid animal use.
The Animal Free Research UK Animal Free Antibody Database
Date: Monday 30th October 2023
Time: 10.00 – 10.45
Format: Seminar plus Q&A
Stephanie Modi from Animal Free Research UK will discuss how antibodies are currently used as biomedical tools, their demand and production and the benefits of animal-free alternatives over animal-derived antibodies. She will also describe how the new antibody database will work and the next steps needed to drive the uptake of animal-free antibodies in academia and industry.
Previous Events:
The Replace Animal Tests (RAT) list – five animal tests that could end immediately in the UK
Date: 19th June 2023
Time: 10:00 – 10:45
Format: Seminar plus Q&A
Despite the legal obligation to test on animals only where there is no alternative, animal tests with widely accepted non-animal replacement methods still take place in the UK. Dr Sam Saunders, Cruelty Free International scientist, will discuss five such tests that are still conducted, described in the Replace Animal Tests (RAT) list, and the organisation’s work to end them.”
Overview of New Approach Methodologies for scientific research
Date: 22nd May 2023
Time: 10:00 – 10:45
Format: Seminar plus Q&A
This event aims to set the scene of current biomedical research practises: why animal experiments are failing drug development and how NAMs can overcome these limits. Dr Lilas Courtot from Animal Free Research UK will provide an overview of different NAMs and their relevance to human diseases and drug development.