EPAA in a nutshell

The European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) is a joint initiative from the European Commission, European trade associations from seven industry sectors and individual companies (see partners here).


It was launched in November 2005 with the purpose to promote the development and implementation of new 3Rs methods (replace, reduce, refine) and modern alternative approaches in the field of safety testing.


Main areas of activity

The Partnership activities cover:


  •   Mapping and dissemination of information about in house methods and research programmes
  •   Support to development of new alternative approaches and testing strategies
  •   Removing barriers to validation and regulatory acceptance of 3Rs
  •   Dialogue with regulators on 3Rs & testing requirements

Since 2009, three platforms – Science, 3Rs in Regulation and Communication & Dissemination – organise the work on different projects and secure their consistency:


  •  Science: new perspectives on safety Read more >
  •  3Rs in Regulation: acute tox, consistency approach in vaccines testing, post-validation review Read more >
  •  Communication & Dissemination: 3Rs' market place, thematic reviews Read more >


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See also: Progress Reports