The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t mean animal testing in the US is over.

Sponsors will now be able to submit preclinical toxicology data using virtual animal controls instead of a standard animal ...

Health authorities in the U.S. are continuing their move away from animal testing in drug development, with the FDA signaling an openness to new approaches that haven’t been validated and the National ...

March 25 (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said on Wednesday it will introduce a framework by the end of 2026, which would allow drugmakers to ask a review of the data for drugs being ...

Following the trend of other regulators, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is taking steps to reduce the need for animal testing. The agency has issued a draft qualification opinion for a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Makary, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration testifies during his confirmation hearing ...

A group of scientists from a biotechnology startup known as R3 Bio have created multi-organ biological platforms know as ...

Well before a human receives the first dose of an experimental drug, it’s evaluated in an animal to test for toxicity. Monkeys are often chosen for their genetic similarities to humans, and safe ...

For generations, U.S. laboratories treated animal testing as an unquestioned prerequisite for new drugs and chemicals, even as the ethical toll mounted. Now, after centuries of routine cruelty, the ...