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FC3R is the French reference center for all 3Rs-related matters. It aims to support responsible use of animals for scientific research and to promote alternative and innovative methods.

The report on Replacement in France has just been published!

2025 3Rs prize for “Culture of care” and “Research”: call for applications!

Next webinar September 18, 2025:
Tamoxifène : vers des administrations respectueuses du bien-être animal et reproductibilité scientifique


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Opal Short Note Challenge!
The Opal will be awarded to the next 10 short notes that are accepted by the FC3R.

The results of the “Innovate, Replace, Share” call for projects are published.

EVENTS

15.08.25 WEBINAR From Neurons to Networks: Human Stem cell-based Models in Neurotoxicology and Neuroinfectiology Online

Speaker: Bettina Seeger, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany

19.08.25 Summer School Systematic Reviews of Animal Studies Bergen (Norway)

On this School you will learn all the steps needed to perform a systematic review of your own, including how to perform literature searches, how to manage references, how to screen abstracts, and risk of bias.

31.08.25 WC13 CONGRESS 3RS Integrating 3 Worlds: Human, Animal and Environmental Health Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)

NEWS

Six reasons to replace Basement Membrane Extracts in research

04.07.25

BME, widely used in advanced cell culture and organoid research, are derived from mouse tumors and present significant ethical, scientific, and practical challenges.

SimLife, a new 3R approach to surgical training?

01.07.25

This innovation, based on cadaver perfusion, is rekindling reflection on the future of educational practices and helping to reduce the use of animals.

XeMo, the substitutive Xenopus Model

19.06.25

A consortium of aquatic model experts developed a Xenopus model substitute made from laboratory gloves.