3R KNOWLEDGE CENTER
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto

Address:
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Phone:
+351 226 074 900
Email:
3rknowledge@i3s.up.pt

3RKC Steering Committee established

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.

Experts point to five alternatives for scientific testing on animals

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.
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Communicating the 3Rs 

The 3R Knowledge Center is inviting i3S researchers to a science communication workshop, specifically targeting young researchers whose work has relevance to the 3Rs of animal experimentation - Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement.