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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.

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Facteurs extrinsèques en recherche sur l'animal : température et thermoneutralité

EVENTS

10.06.25 zebrafish webinar Nutrition and Aging Online

Zebrafish husbandry association webinar presented by Miguel G. Ferreira & TBC.

10.06.25 COLLOQUE 54e colloque de la Société Française pour l’Etude du Comportement Animal Nanterre (France)

Cette année le colloque est accueilli/organisé par le Laboratoire Ethologie Cognition Développement (LECD).

11.06.25 TRAINING SCHOOL In experimental design Dublin (Ireland)

The 2025 Training School is the eighteenth collaborative Training School in Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis of Biomedical and Bioscience Experiments, aimed at researchers at the postgraduate level or above.

NEWS

Main results of the survey on the use of alternative approaches

13.05.25

Presentation of the main results of the FC3R survey on alternative approaches to the use of animals for scientific purposes in France.

Promoting ethical genotyping practices for laboratory animals

07.05.25

To promote the refinement of genotyping practices, we interviewed professionals in Caen, Marseille and Maisons-Alfort who have successfully moved their practices.

Towards new publishing models: the example of eLife

21.03.25

How eLife differentiates itself by proposing a new approach to reviewing and communicating research results.