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Provide your input for the Transition Policy Advice 2.0!
This year, the NCad will start drafting the Transition Policy Advice 2.0. With the evaluation of the Transition Policy Advice 1.0 ...
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Signal Report: Severe suffering in regulatory toxicity testing
The NCad has offered unsolicited advice to Minister Wiersma of LVVN about severe animal suffering in legally required safety ...
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Full symposium report - Transition to animal-free innovations: Ambition versus Realism
You can now read the full report of our symposium on Transition to animal-free innovations, which we hosted with ZonMw on ...
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Symposium Transition to animal-free innovations: ambition versus realism?
Report of an inspiring symposium on the transition to animal-free innovations. On: 12 December 2023 In: Villa Jongerius, Utrecht ...
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Update on the target images of animal-free research
The National Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (NCad) stimulates the development of ...
Read moreInterim Report: Learning from COVID-19
At the end of 2020 the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality asked advice from NCad about the effects of COVID-19 on ...
Read moreTargets images on animal free research
Target images on animal-free research describe clear transition objectives for each research domain aimed at reducing the use of ...
Read moreNCad policy advice related to EURL-ECVAM Recommendation on Non-Animal-Derived antibodies
In answer to the request of the Central Authority for Scientific Procedures on Animals (CCD - Centrale Commissie Dierproeven) ...
Read moreNCad advocates careful weighting of methods for identification and genetic characterization.
At the request of the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the NCad has investigated whether it is possible to phase ...
Read moreCareful use of fetal calf serum, for reliable research results and taking into account..
As an in vitro researcher you need good models that give reliable results. Fetal calf serum is often added to the culture fluid, ...
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NCad helps to start Target images on animal free research
Target images on animal-free research describe clear transition objectives for each research domain aimed at reducing the use of ...
Read moreKnow about your skills and expertise with the Guide to Continuing Professional Development in animal experimentation!
The Netherlands 3Rs-Centre ULS (Utrecht Life Sciences) and the Dutch Platform of Animal Welfare Bodies (IvD-Platform) have ...
Read moreNCad organizes kick off meeting working group National Committees
On April 12, National Committees for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes from 10 countries will meet in ...
Read moreNCad at the World Congress ' Alternatives & animal use in life sciences ' in Seattle, USA
From the 20th to the 24th of August, the 10th World Congress on alternatives and animal use in the Life Sciences (#WC10) takes ...
Read moreWhiteboard animation of the NCad advisory report on transition to non-animal research
The NCad has provided an opinion as requested by the Dutch Minister of Agriculture as to how the netherlands can become a pioneer ...
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Opinion provided by NCad as to how the Netherlands can become a pioneer in non-animal research
‘Legally prescribed animal testing for safety research on chemical substances, food ingredients, pesticides and medicines ...
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Good visited symposium on Synthesis of Evidence in the European Parliament
Synthesis of Evidence does not automatically leads to minimize the use of laboratory animals, but it will lead to better ...
Read moreNCad opinion on 'Alternative methods for killing laboratory animals'
In July 2016, the NCad presented its advisory report on 'Alternative methods for killing laboratory animals' to the Minister of ...
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