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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.

Consult The report on Replacement in France

Next webinar on March 12, 2026: Organoïdes cardiaques innovants : de la souris à l’humain

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


New call for Horizon Europe projects: "Integrating New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)..."

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.

EVENTS

11.03.26 culture of care webinar series Tackling Compassion Fatigue Online

Recognising signs and building tools to cope. Webinar Series by the Swiss Culture of Care Network, hosted by the 3RCC.

11.03.26 4th edition EMBL-IBEC Conference Engineering multicellular systems Barcelona, Espagne

This biennial series will focus on how engineering such systems is advancing our understanding of tissue and organ function, with applications in disease modeling, developmental biology, and regenerative medicine.

12.03.26 WEBINAIRE DU FC3R Organoïdes cardiaques innovants : de la souris à l’humain En ligne

Ce webinaire propose un parcours allant des organoïdes cardiaques murins auto-organisés aux modèles cardiaques humains 3D dérivés de cellules souches pluripotentes induites, conçus pour l’analyse fonctionnelle et l’évaluation pharmacologique.

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 apply the ethical principle of the 3Rs at the heart of their research work.

FC3R's 2025 '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'.

Ethi.3R: Harmonising the Expertise of members of Comités d'éthique

12.01.26

Ethi3R, national training project for members of animal experimentation ethics committees, has been a marked success since its first sessions.