FierceBiotech

NIH creates new office to lead shift away from animal testing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is following in the FDA’s footsteps—away from animal testing. The NIH plans to establish a new office meant to develop nonanimal methods for biomedical research ...
JD Supra

FDA and NIH Announce Initiatives to Reduce Animal Testing and Encourage Alternative Methodologies

FDA and NIH recently announced initiatives outlining specific actions each agency will take to encourage greater adoption of new and emerging technologies to reduce the need for — and potentially ...
Washington Examiner

NIH stops requests for new studies solely relying on animal testing

The National Institutes of Health announced on Monday that the biomedical agency will no longer put out new funding opportunities solely relying upon animal testing and will require that applicants ...
Washington Examiner

NIH defends use of ‘deadly’ experiments on cats

The National Institutes of Health defended a grant awarded to a study experimenting on 2-month-old kittens after the agency promised to “phase out” dog and cat testing. The study involves surgeons ...