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European Animal Research Association | Informing about the importance of biomedical research using animals and the progress of new approach methodologies.
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On World #Diabetes Day, we highlight animals that play a role in diabetes research.
#animals #AnimalResearch #blood #DiabetesAwareness #WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwareness #BlueCircle #type2DM #PreventDiabetes
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered how the brain can recover from a distraction to return to the task at hand, in a study using monkeys. 🔗 www.eara.eu/post/brain-w...
#AnimalResearch #memory #brain #neuroscience #monkey #cognition
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Nuno M. Gonçalves, EARA Deputy Director, is at the AALAS National Meeting, CA, where he presented our Patient Discovery Project, an initiative to increase awareness and understanding of animal research among patient groups.
🔗 Learn more about the project: www.eara.eu/patient-disc...
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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A controversial amendment approved by the Dutch Senate will end public funding for primate research at BPRC by 2030. Starting in 2026, the BPRC must redirect 40% of its subsidy to alternative research methods, increasing by 20% every year.
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Primate research phase-out approved as part of Dutch 2026 budget
The Dutch Senate has approved the 2026 budget for Education and Science, including a controversial amendment that will end public funding for primate research at the Biomedical Primate Research…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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👏 A huge thank you to everyone who made the @eara.eu Conference 2025 – “Shaping the Future of Animal Research Communication” a success – and to all our participants and speakers: safe travels home!

Two days of discussions, new ideas, and networking – see you next time!

#mdcBerlin | #EARA2025
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November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Impressions from #EARA2025's "Session 6: Transparency and openness in animal research." Take a look! 👇👇

Our panelists come from various backgrounds, including patient engagement, institutional and industry communicators, and advocacy groups.

#mdcBerlin | @eara.eu | @tvvde.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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#EARA2025 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who was part of these two wonderful days of enriching discussion. We can’t wait to meet you at #EARA2027, in Lisbon.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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In the last session of #EARA2025, Michael Fitzpatrick is talking about vaccine hesitancy and public health.
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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#EARA2025 On the Transparency and Openness in Animal Research session, Hannah Hobson, from UAR, told the story of the #Concordat, the 1st ever #openness agreement on animal research, which was launched in May 2024 in the UK and how it changed the availability of information for the public.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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#EARA2025 Day 2 has just begun! Our opening keynote, by Susanna Louhimies, from the European Commission, started with an overview of 15 years of transparency about animal research in Europe! #AnimalStats #NTS #AnimalResearch
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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It's a wrap – day 1️⃣ of #EARA2025 is in the books!

We've enjoyed another set of flash talks, a round table on communicating legal frameworks and ethics, a poster session, and the evening keynote by Lucie Côté from RI-MUHC, the first non-European @eara.eu member.

Take a look! 👇👇 #mdcBerlin
The image captures a wide view of an auditorium during a panel discussion. A large projected screen displays the session title: “Session 4: Communicating Ethics and Legal Frameworks.” Five people are seated on stage in front of a full audience. The image is from a poster session, showing close interaction between a presenter and a viewer. The presenter is gesturing, and attendees around them are closely observing and engaging with the displays. The image shows another view of the poster session. Attendees are gathered in a bright hallway, standing in small groups and discussing scientific posters mounted on large display boards. Some people are holding drinks or tote bags. The first image shows a keynote speaker standing at a lectern, delivering a talk with a presentation projected behind her. The screen on the lectern displays the event branding: “EARA Conference 2025” and the text “Keynote: Lucie Côté.” A laptop and cables are visible on the lectern's surface.
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#EARA2025 day 1 is coming to an end, but not before our evening keynote Lucie Côté, from the Research Institute @mcgill.ca, tells us about the road to #transparency on animal research in Canada, highlighting recent efforts to establish a national transparency agreement. #AnimalResearch
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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(1/4) On #EARA2025 Communicating Ethics and Legal Frameworks Athanassia Sotiropoulos @francecentre3r.bsky.social talked about the importance of reducing harm to animals through 3Rs and highlighted the role of #OpenScience in improving science.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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#EARA2025 is lucky to have a full room of sponsors with a lot to tell you! Don't miss your chance to visit during refreshments.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Lively discussions at the @eara.eu conference 2025 continued with Session 1: "Effective Science Communication and Media."

Great energy inside and outside #mdcBerlin's conference center on #CampusBuch – from engaging panels and flash talks to exhibition and lunch break moments. 👇👇 #EARA2025
Large group photo taken outdoors in front of a building. Several dozen of conference participants are gathered, many wearing name badges and lanyards, posing for the camera in daylight. The image shows a panel discussion on a stage with five seated speakers and a lectern displaying the session title “EARA Conference 2025 – Session 1: Effective Science Communication and Media.” One speaker is speaking into a microphone while the audience listens from tiered seating. The image is a wide view of the same auditorium showing a large screen with the conference branding: “EARA Conference 2025 – Shaping the Future of Animal Research Communication, 6–7 November 2025, Berlin, Germany.” The panel is visible on stage, and the room is filled with attendees. The image shows a busy indoor exhibition and lunch area with people interacting at display booths and standing tables. The room is brightly lit with banners, promotional materials, and refreshments visible throughout the space.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The @eara.eu Conference 2025: “Shaping the Future of Animal Research Communication” is underway at #mdcBerlin!

Our Scientific Director, Maike Sander, welcomed participants to #CampusBuch, and Fiona Fox, Chief Executive of the UK Science Media Centre, just finished today's first keynote. #EARA2025
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November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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(1/5) The first session of the day at #EARA2025, on Effective Science Communication and Media, closed with an interesting discussion.
Follow the 🧵 for each talk's highlights.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Die @eara.eu Konferenz startet! Die europäische Dachorganisation für Kommunikation zum Thema Tierversuche hat @mdc-berlin.bsky.social als Venue ausgesucht und bringt damit die internationale Community nach #Berlin. Spannender Austausch!
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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(1/2) Fiona Fox, from the Science Media Centre, talked about the risks of not talking about animal research, highlighting how #openness from UK researchers, supported by the SMC, changed the tone of media #press. #EARA2025 #keynote
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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The EARA Conference is starting now. Follow #EARA2025 for live updates. #communication #AnimalResearch #transparency
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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EARA Conference starts tomorrow. For two days, we will explore the next steps in improving animal research public communication and understanding.🗣️🔬
We look forward to welcoming all attendees in #Berlin and invite you to follow #EARA2025 for updates and to share your own highlights from the event.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Our Patient Discovery initiative held the first Discovery Day in #Belgium, hosted by EARA member KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute and Mission Lucidity, bringing the Community Advisory Board of EFNA closer to the use of animals in brain disease research.
Full recap: www.eara.eu/post/eara-an...
EARA and KU Leuven launch pioneering patient engagement event in Belgium
EARA’s Patient Discovery initiative, aimed at raising awareness about the use of animals in research among patient groups and creating a space for patients to voice informed opinions about animal…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Researchers at VIB, an EARA member, have discovered, in a mouse study, that a gene mutation long linked to psoriasis also affects gut function.
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#research #AnimalResearch #mice #gut #microbiota #psoriasis #immunity
Psoriasis gene affects gut health in mice
Researchers in Belgium have discovered, in a mouse study, that a gene mutation long linked to psoriasis also affects gut function. Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious skin condition caused by an…
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November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A petition to halt primate imports for biomedical research was launched in #Canada, based on a conflation of unproven allegations that could cost lives.🔗https://www.eara.eu/post/in-defence-of-life-saving-science-why-canada-s-primate-research-must-continue #NHP #research #SciencePolicy #monkey
EARA COMMENT: In defence of life-saving science: why Canada's primate research must continue
The New Democratic Party in Canada has launched a petition calling on the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to halt primate imports for biomedical research, based on a conflation of unproven ...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Berlin Science Week starts today and EARA, together with @tvvde.bsky.social, Charite Berlin and @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, invite everyone in the city to register for an important discussion about #AnimalResearch. #BerlinScienceWeek #Berlin
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM