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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 new call for FC3R projects: "Développer et renforcer les méthodes de remplacement" will open on 6 September 2026.

New section on the website! Find all FC3R reports and publications online.

Opal Short Note Challenge!
The Opal will be awarded to the next 7 short notes

"Les utilisations d’animaux en degré de gravité sévère",
report by the FC3R advisory board.

Next webinar on September 17, 2026: Insects and the 3Rs


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EVENTS

14.08.26 TARCforce3R SEMINAR SERIES Scoresheets as a powerful tool for welfare and science quality Online

Speaker: Maike Heimann, ETH Zürich

30.08.26 Summer School Organ-on-Chip Summer School 2026 Tübingen, Germany

The 3R-Center Tübingen, in collaboration with the ‚Teaching & Training‚ Working Group of the European Organ-on-Chip Society (EUROoCS), is hosting the fourth Organ-on-Chip Summer School. This 5-day training course will take place from August 30 – September 4, 2026.

01.09.26 VPH 2026 Towards the adoption of digital twins in healthcare Milan, Italie

9th International Conference on the Virtual Physiological Human.

NEWS

Towards responsible management and a reduction in laboratory mouse breeding

09.07.26

What are the key levers for reducing the use of animals while ensuring the quality and sustainability of experimental models?

BimmoH: the leading source of Human Models for Biomedical Research

22.05.26

This database facilitates the identification of non-animal technologies, accelerates biomedical research, and promotes the ethical principles of the 3Rs.

Short Notes: Making invisible results visible

21.05.26

According to the recommendation of the CNRS COMETS, the GIS FC3R Short Notes are establishing themselves as a practical tool for highlighting negative, inconclusive or confirmatory results.