News on the 3Rs

Statement on the 3Rs for Swedish research funding bodies

The Swedish 3Rs Center has produced a statement on the 3Rs for Swedish research funding bodies.

A Swedish strategy to replace animal experimentation

The Swedish National Committee and its executive body the Swedish 3Rs Center are dedicated to work w...

Animal-free cell culture

The Swedish 3Rs Center has made an inventory of animal-free alternatives to traditional cell culture...

Information about development and validation of methods

The Swedish 3Rs Center has made an inventory of online resources for development, evaluation and for...

Support in choosing method of euthanasia for mice

Euthanasia of research animals may cause great suffering if the procedure is not carried out correct...

National Committee's annual report

The Swedish National Committee for the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes has publis...

Stem cell-based research replaces animal experiments

The 3Rs Center has visited a research group at Lund University, that has developed a method to repla...

Don’t lift mice by the tail!

Mice used in research shall not be caught, lifted or moved by the tail. This is stated by the Swedis...

The global 3Rs community

As a National Competence Centre, the 3Rs Center interacts with the 3Rs community and other competenc...

Films about replacing animal models

By producing short films, the Swedish 3Rs Center wants to visualise and create interest to try metho...

Educational efforts within the field of replacing animal experiments

In addition to the work on developing a strategy to replace animal experimentation, the 3Rs Center h...

3Rs collaboration with government agencies

In Sweden there are a number of government agencies that, to a varying degree, are involved in activ...

Validation of test methods

Method validation is a process of determining how well a method performs for a given purpose, to ens...

A Swedish strategy to replace animal experimentation

The National Committee and the 3Rs Center are working to compile a strategy to replace animal experi...