Events & Outputs

• Chair (MRH): Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences toxicology; co-chair preclinical working group EViR
• ZonMw (BdW) – Dutch Health funding organisation; EViR board member; co-chair preclinical working group EViR
• Swiss 3R foundation (HG) – 79NRP program = national research program for advancing the 3R alternatives to animal studies in Switzerland
• European Medicines Agency (EMA) (SB) – EMA is responsible for the evaluation and approval of new drugs for the market

 3R = Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animal studies

• Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga: Introduction
• Sonja Beken: EMA and the 3R working party
• Bas de Waard: ZonMw and funding of animal-testing free health science
• Herwig Grimm: Swiss 3R funding programme
• Merel and Bas: wrap up and closure

1. Sonja Beken – EMA evaluator for the non-clinical field; chair 3Rs working party chair; Belgium
2. Bas de Waard – ZonMw coordinator of the program more knowledge with fewer animals; coordinator animal-free safety assessment funding calls; Netherlands
3. Herwig Grimm – programme coordinator Swiss 3R foundation; Switzerland

• What are funders already undertaking and what ways are there for funders to stimulate animal-free medical science through their procedures and requirements.
• Exchange with funders on what can be done more in this field.
• How can funders stimulate a more close interaction between researchers and regulators to enhance adoption of animal-free test methods.
• How can the EMA 3R working party give input to funders and vice versa