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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.

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.

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

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

Next webinar on June 18, 2026: Rappels réglementaires

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

EVENTS

28.05.26 WEBINAIRE DU FC3R Utilisation d'animaux à des fins scientifiques : questions éthiques et recommandations du Comité d'éthique du CNRS En ligne

Présentation de l’avis du COMETS du CNRS sur l’utilisation des animaux à des fins scientifiques.

29.05.26 WORKSHOP Replication game Clermont-Ferrand (France)

Le CERDI accueille la première édition clermontoise des Replication Game.Abel Brodeur, économiste à l’Université d’Ottawa et fondateur de l’Institut pour la Réplication (I4R) sera présent. Les participants reproduiront des études publiées dans des revues académiques de premier plan en utilisant le contenu des dossiers de réplication disponibles en ligne.

29.05.26 symposium Spotlight on Stem Cells « Vessel physiopathology and vascularized organoids » Nantes, France

This symposium aims to bring together national and international scientists for a day dedicated to organoids and complex 3D cell cultures integrating the vascular component.

NEWS

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.

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.