Earlier news

Annual Report 08-09 issued

FRAME's latest Annual Report is now available.

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Drug Discovery and Development in the 21st Century: The need for 'pink diamonds'

FRAME staged a hugely successful symposium on the subject of Drug Discovery and Development in the 21st Century. The meeting, at The Royal Society in London, was the final event of FRAME’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

Lab-grown cornea could replace animal eye tests

FRAME has welcomed news that a US company has produced a laboratory grown cornea that could be used in place of animals for eye safety testing on consumer products.

FRAME's updated book circulated in Asia

FRAME’s revised version of the book that first set out the Three Rs principle of laboratory animal welfare, is to be distributed at a conference in India.

Half marathon nets FRAME £355

Hazel Mainwaring has raised an amazing £355 for FRAME by running the Birmingham half marathon.

University of Manchester adopts FRAME Reduction course

The University of Manchester has adopted a FRAME training course as part of its postgraduate requirement for biologists and biomedical scientists.

Schoolgirls support FRAME's cause

A group of schoolgirls from Oldham have chosen FRAME to be part of a charity  event. The 10-year-olds are hoping to persuade their schoolmates to adopt FRAME for a fund raising effort.

Animals dying for museum studies

A biologist has contacted FRAME to highlight the plight of millions of animals that are killed each year to become museum specimens.

New reduction strategic planning chart

The FRAME Reduction Steering Committee (FRSC) has produced a strategic planning chart to help researchers design more effective experiments that maximise data and minimise animal use.

Human Alternatives to Animal Studies

FRAME has staged a three day symposium to discuss ways to replace animal experiments with tests on human volunteers and tissues. (September 8 - 10)