NEWS

February 5-7, 2009 3R Symposium in Utrecht
From 5-7 February, 2009, a joint symposium will be held in Utrecht to commemorate 25 years Division of Laboratory Animal Science, 15 years Netherlands Centre on Alternatives to Animal use, and 5 years Department of Animals, Science and Society. You are invited to discuss the 3R-road ahead and celebrate our anniversaries.
To register to this symposium, please visit their website.
www.vet.uu.nl/viavet/viavet_english/departementen/dwm/3r_symposium

November 4, 2008 Bas Blaauboer appointed professor
Bas Blaauboer was appointed professor for "Alternatives to animal testing for toxicological risk assessment". He will be looking for possibilities to eliminate the need for ‘second species animals’. In this case, after testing on rats or mice, a substance is tested again on a larger mammal, such as a dog. In medical research, for example, this second round of testing is still required by law. The Swiss foundation "Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation", which supports research into the reduction of test animal use, will fund the new chair for an amount of over € 1.5 million.
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November 16, 2007 Affiliation with ESTIV
INVITROM has been affiliated with the European Society for Toxicology in Vitro (ESTIV). For INVITROM members this means a reduced fee for the ESTIV membership thus to be able to use all the privileges of an ESTIV membership.
For additional information on ESTIV, please visit the ESTIV-website:
www.estiv.org