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19 Jul 2008
Useful links
This page provides links to useful websites relevant to replacement of animal experiments. The Dr Hadwen Trust does not necessarily endorse or agree with the content of these websites and cannot be held responsible for anything in them.
Alternatives Research and Development Foundation (ARDF)
American foundation the supports and promotes alternatives to replace animal experiments.
www.ardf-online.org
Alt Web
Newsletter of the US Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at the John Hopkins University, Baltimore. Site for news, information, discussion, and resources from the field of alternatives to animal testing.
http://altweb.jhsph.edu
Animal Procedures Committee (APC)
The APC advises the Government on the workings of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
www.apc.gov.uk
Asterand
Asterand has now merged with Pharmagene, to provide human tissue contract research services for the pharmaceutical industry.
http://asterand.com/Asterand/
Biopta Ltd
Contract pharmaceutical research services focusing on human tissues.
www.biopta.com
European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM)
http://ecvam.jrc.it/index.htm
European Society of Toxicology in Vitro (ESTIV)
www.estiv.org
Focus on Alternatives (FOA)
An umbrella grouping of UK-based organisations that fund and promote alternatives to animal experiments.
http://focusonalternatives.org.uk
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME)
FRAME promotes research to develop alternatives to replace, refine or reduce animal use in medical and toxicity testing. The FRAME web site includes advice on how to search for information on alternatives.
www.frame.org.uk
Humane Research Trust
Funds research in the development of non-animal alternative methods in biology and medicine.
www.humaneresearch.org.uk
Hurel Corp – cells on a silicon chip technology
www.hurelcorp.com/
ICCVAM – USA Interagency Co-ordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods
http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm
Institute for In Vitro Sciences
www.iivs.org
In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform (IVTIP)
This site includes links to Europe-wide regulatory agencies and legislation.
www.ivtip.org
Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research
Funds research to replace animal experiments in research and testing.
www.ldf.org.uk
National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animal Experiments
www.nc3rs.org.uk
Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal Use
www.nca-nl.org
Nordic Information Centre for Alternative Method
www.cctoxconsulting.a.se/nica.htm
Stiftung Forschung 3R
Swiss alternatives organisation providing grants for research into replacement, reduction, refinement alternatives.
www.forschung3r.ch
Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments
Funds research into alternative methods in Sweden and promotes teaching and training in alternatives.
www.stifud.se/english/index.php
Serum-free media for cell culture
Downloadable table compiled by Focus on Alternatives listing some 200 serum-free media products for cell culture.
www.focusonalternatives.org.uk/current%20initiatives.htm
UK Human Tissue Bank
The UK Human Tissue Bank at Leicester stores and distributes human tissues for research to scientists throughout the UK.
www.ukhtb.org
Volunteers in Research & Testing (VRT)
The work of VRT, to identify where and how human volunteers can safely participate in biomedical research to replace animal experiments, has now been taken over by Focus on Alternatives.
www.vrt.org.uk
World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
www.wc6.jp/
Proceedings of the 4th World Congress, 2002
www.worldcongress.net/2002/proceedings/proceedings.htm
Xceleron
Company developing human microdosing technology, to study tiny doses of drugs in humans, enabling earlier and safer testing of new drugs in human volunteers.
www.xceleron.co.uk
Computer Modelling
Biographics Laboratory
Swiss site devoted to computer alternatives to animal testing.
www.biograf.ch
BioSim
A Network of Excellence established by the European Commission under its 6th Framework Programme. Aims to demonstrate how modern simulation technique can rationalise drug development, improve treatments, and replace animal experiments.
http://biosim.fysik.dtu.dk:8080/biosim/index.jsp
Centre for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modelling
Computer modelling of the heart at John Hopkins University, USA.
www.ccbm.jhu.edu
Entelos
Commercial computer models of virtual patients for use in drug research, including obesity, diabetes and asthma.
www.entelos.com
Fetal Charlotte
Computer models of physiology of the human fetus and fetal twins.
www.aspects.net/~fetchar/Index.html
LHASA Ltd
Company run by researchers at Leeds University using computer modelling to predict toxicity of chemicals and drugs.
www.lhasalimited.org
The Physiome Project
Project to collect and database information on physiology, pharmacology and pathology of humans and other organisms, integrate information through computer modelling.
www.physiome.org
SIMCYP
Company based at Sheffield University using computer modelling to predict drug handling and clearance by the human body.
www.simcyp.co.uk
Databases
ALTBIB
Bibliography identifying alternatives to the use of vertebrates in biomedical research and toxicology testing. Presented as a searchable database and also as individual issues which can be browsed.
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/altbib.html
ECVAM DB-ALM
The ECVAM database of alternative methods.
http://ecvam-dbalm.jrc.cec.eu.int/
INVITTOX
Database of in vitro toxicology protocols.
www.invittox.com
NORINA
Database of almost 4000 products, including audiovisuals and computer simulations which can replace the use of animals in education.
http://oslovet.veths.no/NORINA
ZEBET
German federal database of alternatives to animal experiments.
www.bfr.bund.de/cd/1508
Education
EURCA
European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education.
www.eurca.org
InterNICHE
A group that works with students and teachers to support freedom of conscience in education and to introduce alternatives to animal experiments. Has a loan scheme of alternative products.
www.interniche.org
Learning Without Killing
Resource for students campaigning for humane education in schools and universities.
www.learningwithoutkilling.org
NORINA
A searchable database of audio-visual alternatives to the use of animals in education.
http://oslovet.veths.no/NORINA/
Sheffield BioScience Programs
Computer-assisted learning programs for teaching physiology and pharmacology aimed at medical and science students.
www.sheffbp.co.uk
General Scientific Resources
Medicines Compendium
Searchable online compendium providing detailed information on content and uses of medicines.
http://emc.medicines.org.uk/
PubMed / Medline
The US National Library of Medicine’s search service providing free access to the world’s largest collection of published medical research papers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
Scirus
Search engine that deals only in scientific information.
www.scirus.com
Visible Human
Anatomically detailed three-dimensional representations of male and female bodies. Created from transverse CT, MR and cryosection images of cadavers.
www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible
Other
World Animal Net
A good place to start if you want to explore the work of animal protection groups worldwide. The World Animal Net lists over 17,000 animal protection organisations, with 10,000 links.
http://worldanimal.net
Read4Charity
Shop on line and help the Trust at absolutely no extra cost to you. Simply purchase books at read4charity and select the Dr Hadwen Trust as your chosen charity and we will receive 15% of the cost.
www.read4charity.co.uk