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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.

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

Opal Short Note Challenge!
The Opal will be awarded to the next 10 short notes

📅 Save the date! The next French 3Rs Day is taking place online on 2 July 2026.

Discover the new guidance document on assessing the severity of animal experiments.

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

Next webinar on April 02, 2026: 3R et gestion raisonnée des élevages murins expérimentaux

EVENTS

02.04.26 WEBINAIRE DU FC3R 3R et gestion raisonnée des élevages murins expérimentaux En ligne

Ce webinaire du FC3R réunira trois experts — Karim Mesbah, Philippe Bugnon et Marion Dufour — qui présenteront des approches complémentaires : optimisation génétique et zootechnique des élevages, planification des stratégies de croisement et cryoconservation des lignées.

02.04.26 Journée d’Animation Scientifique 2026 Médecine comparée : de l’animal à l’homme Toulouse (France)

Cet événement valorise les travaux de recherche menés à l’ENVT, en présente les avancées scientifiques et constitue un temps privilégié d’échanges entre la communauté scientifique, les étudiants vétérinaires et le grand public.
08.04.26 Webinar Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models Online

A series of presentations will explore the scientific, regulatory, and operational factors impacting the use of in vitro NAMs in drug discovery.

NEWS

Pint of Science Festival: meet researchers outside their laboratories

09.03.26

FC3R invites you to Paris to listen to and talk with researchers who place the ethical principle of the 3Rs at the heart of their research.
FC3R 2025 3Rs Research Award

05.03.26

The FC3R has awarded its 2025 3Rs Research Prize to Clémence Deligne for her publication on the development of an organoid biobank for the study and treatment of paediatric brain cancers.
FC3R 2025 3Rs Culture of Care Award

12.01.26

Candice Hackney was awarded the 2025 'Culture of Care' Prize by the FC3R for her project, 'Impacts of rodent handling techniques on their welfare and reproductive parameters'.