LASA’s 60th annual conference is here
Today's the day! A warm welcome to all of our delegates and trade associates, for the first day of our 60th Anniversary Annual Conference. Follow LASA on LinkedIn and Twitter using the hashtag #LASA60 for live updates of the day, and please do share your own...
Recommendations to integrate 3Rs approaches in WHO guidance for biological products
The NC3Rs has published a report recommending opportunities for the wider adoption of 3Rs approaches within World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance documents for the quality, safety and efficacy of vaccines and biological therapeutics. The review identified almost...
LASA Council needs you – consider applying for a role on Council
For all LASA Members – Are you interested in applying to be a council member to help further LASA’s aims? The term of office of several members of LASA Council comes to an end in December 2023. Therefore, three new Ordinary Council positions will be subject to...
Animal Research Statistics for Great Britain (2022), show a 10% decrease
Today (13 July 2023) the UK Home Office has published 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2022'. There has been a 10% decrease in the total number of procedures carried out in 2022, compared to 2021. 97% of all procedures were...
Animals in Science Committee advice on Forced Swim Test
LASA is pleased to see the helpful advice from the Animals in Science Committee (ASC) on the use of the forced swim test (FST), which has been published recently. In their view, the use of the FST is justifiable in two specific circumstances: the screening of...
CALL FOR POSTERS – LASA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2023
Abstracts for Posters to be presented at the Annual Conference are requested. Submissions are invited particularly, but not exclusively, on topics related to the meeting. Posters that have been presented elsewhere will still be considered and will be eligible for the...
LASA 3Rs Section – Call for Speakers – LASA Annual Conference 2023
In celebration of 60 years of LASA, the LASA 3Rs section conveners are inviting submissions for spoken presentations on any aspect of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) to be given at the 2023 LASA Annual Conference, which will be held in person on 21st...
Preliminary Scientific Programme now available for the LASA Annual Conference 2023
The Preliminary Scientific Programme for the upcoming 60th Anniversary Conference which is to be held in Cambridge, 21st-23rd November 2023 is now available. We look forward to seeing you there.
International 3Rs Prize celebrates animal-free research
An animal-free organoid model has won the 3Rs Prize, awarded by the NC3Rs and sponsored by GSK. Dr Lisa Wagar from the California Irvine University, USA, has been awarded the 3Rs Prize for her entirely animal-free tonsil ‘organoid’ model of respiratory infection and...
Caroline Chadwick awarded British Empire Medal
A huge congratulations to Caroline Chadwich who has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Humane Animal Research in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List. Throughout Caroline's scientific career, including her role as Director of the Biomedical...