The FDA’s emerging framework represents more than a regulatory update; it is a paradigm shift toward human-relevant, ...

"For too long, bureaucratic inertia has delayed the implementation of these changes, which are vital to saving lives, ...

In April 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies—a landmark initiative that lays out a plan to make animal ...

FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods and artificial intelligence to determine drug safety and effectiveness.

Animal testing in Connecticut rakes in millions in federal dollars each year at colleges and universities but, the National Institutes of Health recently announced it is pivoting from using just ...

Well before a human receives the first dose of an experimental drug, it’s evaluated in an animal to test for toxicity. Monkeys are often chosen for their genetic similarities to humans, and safe ...

Millions of animals each year are killed in U.S. laboratories as part of medical training and chemical, food, drug and cosmetic testing, according to the non-profit animal rights organization People ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA plans to reduce and potentially replace animal testing for developing monoclonal antibody therapies and ...

What do you know about our modern era of brands and product testing on animals? Animal testing was once a routine part of ...

The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) develops a new platform to model and predict the toxicity of chemicals, signalling the potential to end animal testing. Safety assessments to evaluate the ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is following in the FDA’s footsteps—away from animal testing. The NIH plans to establish a new office meant to develop nonanimal methods for biomedical research ...