The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can't fill the gap yet

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t ...
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Effort to end animal testing grows, but alternatives still fall short

Federal regulators in the United States are pushing harder than ever to reduce and eventually replace animal testing in drug ...

Magnetic fields guide lab-grown blood vessels into precise patterns for drug testing

Animal studies often fail to predict human tissue responses to new drugs or newly developed therapies. Besides generating ...

FDA to eliminate unnecessary animal testing

The FDA is eliminating “unnecessary testing” on animals, according to Commissioner Marty Makary. He joined “Katie Pavlich ...
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Humane World for Animals Encouraged as Reforms to Modernize Drug Testing Using Non-Animal Methods Continue at Food and Drug Administration

Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund encouraged by newly proposed guidance to advance non-animal method ...

US FDA pushes for new methods to replace animal testing in early drug studies

March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a draft guidance to help companies reduce animal studies of experimental drugs and adopt newer methods, such as computer ...
Fierce Biotech

FDA, NIH pledge more flexibility and $150M investment for animal testing alternatives

Health authorities in the U.S. are continuing their move away from animal testing in drug development, with the FDA signaling ...
European Medical Journal

FDA backs shift to alternatives to animal testing

The FDA has released draft guidance aimed at helping drug developers shift away from traditional animal testing as the standard.
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FDA efforts to reduce animal testing signal shift toward AI, organ-on-chip study methods

In April 2025, the FDA announced plans to shift biomedical research for monoclonal antibodies and other medications away from animal testing toward new approaches. One year later, much speculation ...
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FDA publishes advice on animal testing alternatives

New draft guidance from the FDA is urging pharma companies to accelerate efforts to transition from animal testing to ...
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Validate Non-Animal Testing Methods in Drug Development

The FDA has released a draft guidance outlining how drug developers can validate new approach methodologies (NAMs) as alternatives to animal testing in preclinical drug development. The guidance, ...