@re-placedatabase.bsky.social
📣A project to promote the use of alternative methods to animal testing 📣NAMs | in vitro👩🔬 | in silico💻 | in chemico 🔬| ex vivo 🔗 https://www.re-place.be/
📣STEP4NAMs is launching a structured training and support programme on NAMs 🤩
This training is designed to support the uptake of NAMs in the #BioPharma and #MedTech sectors 💉💊
Want to know more? You can register to their info webinar 💻
📅 12/03/2026
📍 step4nams.nweurope.eu/webinar-for-...
The 3Rs Centre Utrecht has launched the #ReALiSe working group on the #replacement of Animal-Derived Products in Life Sciences 🤩
🎯Focus: FCS, BME, animal-derived antibodies, ECM components, growth factors, enzymes, etc
❓Interested in joining the ReALiSe working group? Please contact 3RCU@uu.nl
📣Don't forget to register for the second webinar of the NAM Live Talks Series from the Comité Scientifique Pro Anima!
👉 This webinar will focus on the topic "Where are we with NAMs, and why? – A US perspective"
📅 Mar 5, 2026
⌚ 04:00 PM CET
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The next session of the Animal-Free Science Workshop series from CAAT and PCRM will focus on Green Toxicology and Making NAMs Part of the Green Chemistry Tool Box 🌳🔬🧪
📅 Mar 17, 2026
⌚ 7 PM CET
📍Online via Zoom
jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) is accepting pre-proposal applications for the 2027 Graduate Fellowship Program, supporting projects that advance the development or implementation of NAMs 🧪🔬
📅 Deadline: April 1, 2026
More information: ifer.org/graduate-fel...
Why researchers use RE-Place 💻
Every month, we highlight researchers who are driving innovation through the RE-Place platform. This month, we are thrilled to feature Christel Boudry from StratiCELL, a company specialized in cutting-edge in vitro #skin models 🤩
Read her testimony 👇
📣The #RIVER recommendations from @nc3rs.bsky.social are evolving to #DRIVER – Designing and Reporting In Vitro Experiments Responsibly 🤩
The first version of the online resource will be released early in 2026. Stay tuned 👀
More information: nc3rs.org.uk/our-portfoli...
📣 The EPAA European Partnership for Alternative Approaches (EPAA) has launched its 2026 3Rs Student Grants to support students and young scientists presenting #3Rs research at major #conferences 🤩
More information: single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/calls-expres...
Do you know the Human Cell Atlas?
This global research collaboration aims to map every cell type in the human body across the entire lifespan
➡️ First draft currently being assembled, bringing together detailed cell maps from 18 essential organs and tissues
More information: www.humancellatlas.org
📣 Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF) Annual Open Grant Program 2026
The program aims at #funding research projects that develop #alternative methods to advance #science and #replace or reduce #animal use 🐁
🔹LOI Deadline: 20/02
🔹More info: ardf-online.org/ardf-grants....
📣You can still submit your abstract for a #poster presentation at #ESTIV2026
➡️ Late-breaking poster presentations submission deadline: 23 February
➡️ Late-breaking notification: 16 March
More info: www.estiv.org/congress2026/
FINAL REMINDER - few days left to apply for our call for Expertise and present your work during our #Educational #Webinars 💻
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✨ Submit your #NAM to the RE-Place database & earn Continuing Education (#CE) Credits in Lab Animal Science ✨
In practise, for researchers working in Belgium:
1️⃣ Submit your method to the database and fulfill criteria described below
2️⃣ Contact us to claim your certificate!
By 'French and Dutch,' Prof. Clerbaux is referring to the linguistic communities (Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles and Vlaanderen) that make up our diverse academic landscape in Belgium 😊 We are very proud to support both communities in Belgium!
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Why researchers use RE-Place 💻
As we start the year, we are highlighting testimonials from scientists who have already used RE-Place. We are starting with Prof. Laure-Alix Clerbaux from UCLouvain 👩🔬
Inspired by her positive testimony? Make 2026 the year you explore and contribute to RE-Place 🤩
👉 Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Upcoming Webinar Series on Advancing Human-Relevant Research from the Global Education Hub for animal-free innovation 🤩
▶️ 09/03: Successful Transition to NAMs: What, Why, How
▶️ 23/03: Student Journeys
▶️ 20/04: Designing an Animal-Free Solution
▶️ 05/05: Networking with Companies and Supervisors
📊 RE-Place database: a quick update
The RE-Place database keeps growing:
🔹 330+ NAMs submitted by 213 experts
🔹 Contributions from 34 Belgian organisations,
🔹 Methods are predominantly #invitro
🔍 Working on NAMs in Belgium?
we invite you to share your work!
👉 www.re-place.be
📢 OECD published updated Guidance on Good In Vitro Method Practices (#GIVIMP)
✔️This new edition updates the original 2018 GIVIMP document and includes additional guidance on #ethical considerations related to the #use of human serum.
👉 Check it out: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Upcoming CAAT's 3R webinar presenting and exploring the NATworks Database 🤩
📅15 January 2026
🕰️10:00 am–11:30 pm CET
What to expect:
- Introduction to NATworks and why it was created
- Short company spotlights
- Panel discussion and live Q&A
🔗 Register now: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Call for Expertise: Present your work during our #Educational #Webinars
👉 Eligibility: Open to all scientists
✔️working on NAMs
✔️in Belgium
✔️having their method(s) included in the RE-Place database
👉 How to apply?
➡️Submit your method to the database now and contact us
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
✨ Starting the new year by looking ahead ✨
📣 Applications are open for the #Summer #Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science organised by CAAT and PCRM
✍️ Apply for this free event by April 3rd, 2026
👉 Learn more: www.pcrm.org/ethical-scie...
Warm wishes from the RE-Place Team🎄❄️
Before we log off for the holidays, we want to express our #gratitude to everyone who supported the RE-Place project this year💖
Whether you submitted a #method, attended one of our #events, or simply shared our #mission, thank you for being part of our journey🙏
📣📣The recording of the #NAM information initiative (#NAMii) webinar organised by ZonMw last week is already available 🤩
The webinar explored the NAM Navigator and the RE-Place platform presented by Mieke! 👉 You can now (re)watch the presentation via zonmw.webinargeek.com/webinar/repl...
📣One week left before our last Educational #Webinar of the year!
Don't forget to register ➡️https://sciensano.webex.com/weblink/register/r2fdbb352fa4f47253ee7c5cca1163e69
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NEW: the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched the Biomedical models Hub (#BimmoH), an automated #database of #human biology-based models used in #biomedical research 🧪🔬
More information via the links in the comments ⤵️
The call for #experts and the call for evidence to support the thematic #review on #cardiovascular research launched by the European Commission are still open!
📅 Deadline to apply: 31/01/2026
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
Don't forget to register for our upcoming educational webinar on human-relevant in vitro testing highlighting the work of 3 speakers from our database 🤩
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
More information via the link below 👇
You can still participate ✨
The call has been reopened until the 3rd of December!