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🐁 Explore our latest video release! Learn a data-driven approach to streamline mouse colony management in just 25 minutes. Save time, cut costs, & reduce animal usage. Click the link below to watch now & ask your questions!👇

FIN3R is hosting a new webinar tomorrow, March 12th, starting at 14h (EET). Did you registered already? No? Do it here 👉 https://fin3r.fi/en/news 👈 Julia Menon from Preclinicaltrials.eu and our Refinement director, Vootele Voikar will guide you through the importance of the preregistration of the animal studies. See you there! #fin3r #webinar #preregistration #animalstudies #3Rs #refinement #reduction #replacement

We're calling on MPs to divert existing funding, resources and expertise away from animal experiments and to implement a timetabled roadmap to urgently end all animal experiments, starting with an immediate ban on all research which is not legally required or where non-animal methodologies already exist. Help animals in laboratories by writing to your MP! Link in bio👀✏️ #WDAIL #EndAnimalExperiments #BetterScience

At this week's debate in parliament, MPs recognised the scientific superiority of animal-free science over animal testing. Now is the time to pressure MPs from all parties to commit to urgent investment in animal-free science. Watch the debate: https://rb.gy/ltbxxw #BetterScience #SaferScience #AnimalFreeScience #EndAnimalTesting

This week is #FishInResearch week, where content highlighting key information about the use of #Fish in scientific research will be shared 🐟 To get involved, please share any resources or stories related to the fish research you carry out, fund or support with Understanding Animal Research and using the #FishInResearch. #AnimalResearch

Register today for our upcoming event! Let's discuss the importance of preregistration of animal studies together! See you on March 12th! 🗓️ #fin3r #webinar #3Rs #preregistration #animalstudies #refinement #reduction #replacement

Who Poo’d it? A Method for Animal Genotyping from Faecal Samples Animal genotyping based on faecal samples can be a non-invasive tool for tracking the population numbers and movement of endangered animals. The Maxwell® RSC Instrument allows for an efficient, automated method for DNA purification from canine buccal and faecal swabs. The purified DNA can be used for downstream STR analysis on the Spectrum Compact CE system to achieve profiles for accurate identification. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3tWi0U3 #LabChat #LabWares #Genotyping

Vision to replace animal testing 🐭🔬 We still face barriers in testing and research when it comes to moving away from animal testing. Continuing our series of interviews with FRAME Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments's CEO Celean Camp and cellQART®'s CEO Dennis Benkmann, Celean provides insights into testing regulations in different sectors. In testing, regulatory guidelines and official recommendations for animal use remain in place, requiring extensive data provision. Although there are changes, such as the UK government's reformed guidelines, more work and regulation is needed. In research, barriers include incentive to change in the academic sector, funding and publications as references to moving from in vivo to in vitro. Animal research still remains culturally ingrained in certain fields, hindering progress. There's still a long way to go, but we're working tirelessly towards an animal-free future, one step at a time. Stay tuned for the final part of our interview series next week, where we'll talk about how to accelerate this transition!
💡 #nonanimaltesting #biomedical #research #humanandhumane

Don't worry if you missed our February FREE webinar. You can now catch up on demand! How to improve the rigour & reproducibility of animal studies During this session Nikki discusses the challenges facing researchers seeking to conduct rigorous and reproducible animal studies. She shares her thoughts on how to overcome these challenges using freely available tools and resources before answering questions from the audience. During this webinar you will learn about: – the challenges to rigour and reproducibility when conducting studies using animals or animal derived material, – how a renewed focus on implementation of the #3Rs can help, – the benefits of a team approach; – why your #mindsetmatters; – freely available sources of further information and useful resources.

Next FIN3R webinar is coming up in a week! Join us to hear more about the importance of the preregistration of the animal studies in improving overall quality or your work. Our speaker, Julia Menon, will present the advantages you can get by using Preclinicaltrials.eu platform. More information 👉 https://fin3r.fi/en/news #webinar #preregistration #fin3r #3Rs #refinement #replacement #reduction #animalstudies #improve