The Food and Drug Administration commits to exploring alternative methods to replace laboratory animals in developing new drugs and products.
Biomedical advances mean there might be sound alternatives to using animals such as mice for testing.The future of drug development might be animal-free — or, at least, involve far fewer animals than is currently the norm. Last June, the US Food and Drug Administration set out proposals for the New Alternative Methods Program that will focus on replacing, reducing and refining the use of laboratory animals through the adoption of cutting-edge alternative methods.
The FDA’s interest in moving towards new approaches also reflects the current thinking of the biomedical community at large. In 2014, the United Kingdom, for example, announced plans to reduce the use of animal tests in scientific research, aiming to replace those tests with ‘scientifically valid alternatives’ where possible. In 2021, the European Parliament voted in favour of plans to phase out animal testing in research.
Animal-rights advocates have been calling for an end to animal testing for years; now, methods being developed in labs around the world have made this a realistic possibility for the future. “We think we’re at a potential tipping point,” says Strauss.
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