NC3R is working with the Only Good Antibodies (OGA) community to recruit a cohort of early career researchers who will drive the validation and use of better antibodies.
Improving the translation of human relevant in vitro models is critical to the NC3Rs mission in ensuring they replace animal use with robust and reliable alternatives.
The Global 3Rs Awards program recognizes significant innovative contributions toward the 3Rs of animal research to advance ethical science.
This event highlights how integrating in vitro NAMs with in vivo research refines animal use while strengthening scientific rigor and translational relevance.
Webinar Series
Intensive hands-on course on key invertebrate and microbial model organisms
3RKC member Estrela Neto was recently featured in the Science@UP newsletter
There are two collaborative networks for European 3R Centres: EU3RNet and IMPROVE. 3RKC is represented in both of these, which means that we have an opportunity to share our expertise with others in the field and learn from their experience.
We begin 2024 with the establishment of the 3RKC Steering Committee, which will lead the development of the 3RKC into a national and inter-institutional centre.
The committee brings together representatives of other 3R-relevant initiatives in Portugal. This includes the two main scientific societies for the 3Rs in Portugal SPCAL, SPCE-TC and also NIMSB – Nova Institute for Medical Systems Biology.
The question of non-animal methods for biomedical research was recently featured in Jornal de Notícias, one of the main newspapers in Portugal. Under the headline "Specialists indicate five alternatives for scientific tests in animals", the feature refers to 3RKC and gives voice to i3S researcher Daniel Ferreira, who explains his work on stomach-on-a-chip that was awarded with the NC3Rs prize in 2022.
