Green Party Conference | Replacing Animal Research

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Green Party Conference

93% of Brits want more done to replace and reduce animal testing

Did you know?

2.54 million

scientific procedures were carried out using animals in British labs last year.

95%

of all procedures used mice, rats, birds, or fish.

1.3%

of all procedures used specially protected species (cats, dogs, horses, and primates).

What does the future of British science look like to you?

Why human-relevant science matters

The state of modern research

Across the entire pharmaceutical pipeline, over 92% of new drugs that pass pre-clinical animal tests fail in human clinical trails. The primary reasons are unexpected toxicity and a simple lack of efficacy in humans.
Despite millions of pounds in funding going to Alzheimer’s research, an area which still heavily relies on animal ‘models’, we haven’t seen a new treatment reach patients in over 15 years.

How do we move forwards?

Modern replacement methods, like organ-on-a-chip platforms, high-throughput human cell models, and AI predictive algorithms, can more accurate mimic human biological data.
Research funding into human-focused science maximises the impact of every pound spent and accelerates medical progress while replacing the use of animals.

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