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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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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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SLAS2024 speaker update: How tech is reducing failure rates in clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

The convergence of AI with bioengineering technologies like the patient-on-a-chip system is setting a new standard, offering a more accurate, cost-effective and efficient approach to drug discovery, ultimately accelerating the delivery of life-saving drugs to the market.”

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Join DDW for the SLAS2024 Ignite Theater ‘Innovation from lab to patient’

Drug Discovery World

He will also explain the importance of this innovation as a way to mitigate the high failure rates in clinical trials, which historically see 92% of drugs fail despite passing animal tests, leading to significant financial and time losses in the industry (approximately $53 billion for pharma companies annually).

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