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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.

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

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

Next webinar on May 21, 2026: la technologie au service du suivi comportemental des rongeurs

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

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

EVENTS

15.04.26 FORUM Fair3R 2026 Fribourg (Germany)

At the “Fair3R” trade fair, the research teams of NRP 79 will present their results in the form of hands-on demonstrations, brief insights, presentations, and practical solutions.
20.04.26 Webinar series Designing an Animal-Free Solution Online

From March to May 2026, the Global Education Hub for Animal-Free Innovation is hosting a series of webinars. Each session stands on its own.

22.04.26 Advances in experimental and therapeutic haematopoietic stem cell expansion York (UK)

The Centre for Blood Research at the University of York and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute are hosting a meeting to bring together leading figures in the field of haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) research and provide training in culture methods.

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'.