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- AUT: Austrian Animal Protection Law demands cost-benefit analysis
- EU: Final ban on animal experiments for cosmetic ingredients implemented
- EU: EPAA review on 2R methods for reproductive toxicity in industry published
- GER: Grant program on alternatives to animal experiments
- GER: Marcel Leist and Stephan Reichl receive Felix Wankel Animal Protection Research Prize
- GER: Call for applications for research prize on alternative methods
- GER: Animal ethicist Ursula Wolf receives research prize
- SUI: Egon Naef Foundation Research Prize for Luc Stoppini
- UK: Chair for Animal Replacement Science announced
- UK: 3Rs Prize awarded to Donald Ingber for lung-on-a-chip device
- USA: Martin L. Stephens receives SoT Enhancement of Animal Welfare Award
1/13
- EU: AXLR8 progress report available
- EU: Proposals to test substances examined by ECHA
- GER: Macaque experiments to continue in Bremen
- GER: New Animal Protection Law passes Bundestag
- GER: Number of animals used for scientific purposes rises again
- GER: Animal Protection Prize for carcinogenicity assay
- INT: OECD updates training material for QSAR Toolbox
- NL: International course in Laboratory Animal Science
- GER: Prize for animal-free contact allergen test
- INT: Report on applicability of alternatives in regulatory frameworks
- INT: New OECD Test Guidelines for endocrine disruptor testing
- INT: QSAR guidance document for pesticides
- UK: LUSH prizes awarded
- UK: NC3Rs invites submissions for project and pilot study grants
- UK: FRAME launches PiLAS Perspectives in Laboratory Animal Science
- USA: New U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission policy on animal testing
- USA: Joanne Zurlo now North American
4/12
- AUT: Awards presented at the LINZ/EUSAAT 2012 Congress
- EU: New Biocides Regulation enters into force
- EU: Kick-off of the Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration Europe
- EU: ECHA statement on minimizing animal testing under REACH
- EU: EURL ECVAM launches validation study on methods that identify endocrine disruptors
- GER: New Head of Department of Experimental Toxicology and ZEBET at the BfR
- GER: Grants for innovative toxicology for the reduction of animal experiments (e:TOP)
- GER: Hessian animal welfare prize awarded
- GER: No animal experiments for US military training
- GER: Alternative methods for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome research available
- IRAN: Alternatives outreach in Iran
- PERU: Peruvian humane education outreach tour
- SUI: 3R Research Foundation calls for grant applications
- UK: Call for 3Rs Prize applications
- USA: US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) publishes Guidelines for Animal Testing
- USA: EPA grants to advance chemical safety research
- USA: ALTBIB portal updated
- USA: Funding opportunity for developmental neurotoxicity research
- USA: FDA issues guidance on alternative pyrogen tests
- USA: PETA seeks Scientific Advisor
3/12
- AUT: Encyclopedia on animal ethics and animal welfare established
- CHN: China poised to accept first non-animal test method for cosmetics
- EU: Results of stakeholder questionnaire on QSAR models for REACH
- EU: ECVAM Search Guide as free pdf
- GER: Three awards for alternative methods open for application
- GER: Animal protection organizations appeal for highest standard in new animal protection law
- IND: Alternatives session at medical students’ forum
- IND: Tenth in vitro toxicology workshop at MGDC
- INT: www.humane-endpoints.info: free educational website open
- SUI: ALTEX Award 2012 for Erwin van Vliet
- SUI: ALTEX impact factor steady at 4.4
- UK: LUSH prize for replacement of animal tests
- UK: Call for NC3Rs studentships
- USA: Reduction of animal numbers for potency test of tuberculin an option
2/12
- AUT: Opening of Messerli research institute on human-animal interactions
- EU/SUI: Cell-based potency assay for BoNT approved
- EU: Assessment of cell transformation assays (CTAs) by EURL ECVAM
- EU: Call for applications for EPAA 2012 Science Award
- GER: Calls for nominations for animal protection prizes
- IND: Government calls to stop animal experiments in medical, pharmacy, and other life sciences education
- IND: Medical colleges in India sensitized about alternatives
- INT: Replacing animal use in teaching in Eastern European universities
- UK: Call for 2012 CRACK IT Challenges
- UK: QSAR resource to reduce animal tests carried out under REACH
1/12
- CHN: Focus on replacement at Asia for Animals conference
- EU: SEURAT-1 publishes first report
- GER: States consider introduction of animal protection class actions
- GER: Donor animal program for education in biology and veterinary science
- GER: More animals used for scientific purposes in 2010
- GER: Award of research prize “Alternative and Complimentary Methods” 2011
- GER: Animal Protection Research Prize awarded
- UK: New InterNICHE website with Studies Database
- USA: EPA guidance for waiving or bridging of mammalian acute toxicity tests
- USA: EPA releases formerly confidential chemical information
- USA: EPA, along with Tox21 partners, releases list of 10,000 chemicals being screened by robot system
- SUI: Fondation Egon Naef mourns its founder
