EMA Moves To Boost Use Of Alternatives To Animal Testing

The European Medicines Agency has implemented a new measure to minimize animal testing by making its free-of-charge Innovation Task Force (ITF) available to companies for discussions on how to replace, reduce and refine animal use during the development, manufacturing and testing of human and veterinary medicines.

Alternative approaches to animal models include improved tests based on human and animal cells, organoids, organ-on-chips and in silico modeling