Are you a UK-based NIO? Take our survey before Friday 12 January 2024!
Are you an NIO working in a UK research establishment? Take the NC3Rs and LASA HOLTIF NIO survey before Friday 12 January 2024. We are working to establish a national picture of how the Named Information Officer role operates to better understand how the role is...
Chair of Scientific Brief Programme Report – LASA Annual Meeting 2023
This past year has been a busy year with the return to a full three days in-person Annual Meeting planning to celebrate LASA’s 60th Anniversary. LASA Exec has been very involved with all the preparations, and despite some early challenges sorting out venues, we were...
Pain management in zebrafish: Report from a FELASA Working Group
The FELASA Working Group recommendations on pain management in zebrafish are published Open Access and available here.
Improving zebrafish welfare in research
The NC3Rs has published a report about the research it funds to improve the welfare of zebrafish used in biomedical research. Zebrafish and their embryos are used extensively for developmental and toxicology studies and are increasingly being used as alternatives to...
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...