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77% of researchers not using alternatives to animal testing

Drug Discovery World

New survey findings have revealed that 77% of R&D professionals are not using in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, and only 23% describe themselves as ‘very familiar’ with any kind of animal model alternative. This comes despite new laws, such as the FDA Modernization Act 2.0

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Charles River launches initiative to reduce animal testing

Drug Discovery World

Charles River Laboratories International has launched its Alternative Methods Advancement Project (AMAP), an initiative focused on developing alternatives to reduce animal testing. AMAP initiatives include research projects confirming the safety and efficacy of alternatives – ensuring patient safety remains the priority.

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Kidney-tissue platforms could reduce animal testing in toxicology studies

Drug Discovery World

Kidney disease researchers at the University of Washington will use a multimillion-dollar federal grant to advance drug development platforms that would reduce reliance on animal tests. The post Kidney-tissue platforms could reduce animal testing in toxicology studies appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Considering the use of animal models in drug development

Drug Discovery World

Professor Andy Whiting , CEO of Nevrargenics, asks whether animal models should be used as the default regulatory requirement and explores the times to use them. Animal models (AMs) have generally been seen as useful for drug development and biomedical research for many years. Are AMs always necessary and unavoidable?

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Separating the Hype from the Hyperbole Surrounding FDORA’s Alternatives to Animal Testing under the FD&C Act

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

While this hype may be warranted in some respects—a 60-year old legal provision has now been amended to acknowledge that the science of drug development is advancing—the change is mostly symbolic and is likely to take many years before we see it have a measurable impact. 42 U.S.C. § 262(k)(2)(A)(i)(I).

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4 ways ex vivo models offer Pharma better alternatives to animal testing

Reprocell

Pharma companies are legally required to test novel drugs in animal models before beginning human trials. And while animal testing has progressed thousands of therapeutics that we use today, it is not without its experimental and ethical downfalls.

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Closing the translation gap in oncology drug development

Drug Discovery World

Jantzen Sperry , PhD, Director of Scientific Operations at Certis Oncology looks at how the adoption of orthotopic PDX models can elevate the impact of cancer research and improve translation in oncology drug development. Fewer than 5% of oncology drugs that enter clinical trials in the US receive US FDA approval.