The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t mean animal testing in the US is over.

Following the trend of other regulators, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is taking steps to reduce the need for animal testing. The agency has issued a draft qualification opinion for a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods ...

Health authorities in the U.S. are continuing their move away from animal testing in drug development, with the FDA signaling an openness to new approaches that haven’t been validated and the National ...

Sponsors will now be able to submit preclinical toxicology data using virtual animal controls instead of a standard animal ...

March 25 (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said on Wednesday it will introduce a framework by the end of 2026, which would allow drugmakers to ask a review of the data for drugs being ...

A group of scientists from a biotechnology startup known as R3 Bio have created multi-organ biological platforms know as ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here In an unexpected move, the US Food and Drug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March 25 (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said on Wednesday it will introduce a framework by the end of 2026, ‌which ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it will be phasing out the animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs, replacing it with more ethical ...

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 ...

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...