Stars from Harry Potter, Downton Abbey and Made in Chelsea re-enact a historic moment of protest in the UK animal protection movement to call for an end to animal testing in the UK.
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Animal Free Research UK has reopened its prestigious Summer Student programme after a forced absence last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Animal Free Research UK funding has enabled Dr Paul Holloway at Oxford University to secure a £150,000 grant with Cambridge University and an Oxford-based biotech company to use their organ-on-a-chip system to test a novel therapeutic approach to treat genetic stroke disorders.
Dr Bailey joins from The Centres of Contemporary Science where he was Director of Science and Technology. In his new role, he will oversee all Animal Free Research UK’s science operations including the charity’s ground-breaking Animal Replacement Centres – ARCs.
The animal-free revolution cuts experiment times, makes research cheaper and, crucially, produces more reliable data on potential drugs to treat and cure deadly diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s.
Every minute of every day, six animals are used in research in the UK. Yet as our new Modernise Medical Research Report highlights, forward-thinking researchers are making inspirational progress in the development of high-tech alternatives, such as organ-on-a-chip technology.
