Maneesha Deckha, Margot Michel, David Azilagbetor, Charlotte Blattner, Rosa Maria Cajiga Morales, Gail Davies, Bernice Elger, Sara Faizee, Marie Fox, Vanessa Gerritsen, Adrian Heuss, Laura Kämpfen, Edwin Louis-Maerten, Nicole Lüthi, Aoife Milford, Nico Dario Müller, Kirsten Persson, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Andreas Rüttimann, Katerina Stoykova, Saskia Stucki, Miriam A Zemanova
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Abstract
This report is a result of an interdisciplinary workshop held at the Collegium Helveticum in Zurich, Switzerland in February 2024, in which ideas for accelerating NAMs (New Approach Methodologies) in Swiss universities were shared and discussed. Due to regional differences in university organisation and funding structures, not all recommendations will be transferable to all regions worldwide. All participants were qualified to contribute to the discussion, due to their knowledge and experience of the Three Rs, in particular with regard to their implementation. The workshop participants believed that universities, which play a pioneering role in so many other areas, should also exploit their innovative potential in the field of animal-free research. The workshop uncovered four areas that would need to be addressed in order to achieve a significant change in university science culture and do more justice to the Three Rs, namely: language - innovative framing (pro-replacement framing in official university statements); knowledge transfer - communicating innovative findings in teaching (redirecting curriculum); change of values within science faculties; and structured implementation and well-coordinated planning of the transformation (establishment of a 'transition unit'). Specific strategies for implementing these four areas are outlined. In addition, we discuss why the replacement of animal testing should be an essential goal for universities, why this goal has not yet been achieved, and why concerted efforts toward change are required.
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Alternatives to Laboratory Animals (ATLA) is a peer-reviewed journal, intended to cover all aspects of the development, validation, implementation and use of alternatives to laboratory animals in biomedical research and toxicity testing. In addition to the replacement of animals, it also covers work that aims to reduce the number of animals used and refine the in vivo experiments that are still carried out.