Is pharma ready to let go of animal testing?

NIH’s move away from animal research is good news for patients

An electron micrograph shows abnormally shaped and structured mitochondria in the liver of a mutant mouse that models methylmalonic acidemia. (NIH/Public domain)I commend the National Institutes of Health for Tuesday’s announcement that it will begin leaning into human- rather than animal-based research. As a physician in Salida, I believe this is great news for human health. Experiments using organoids, tissue chips, computational models, and r…

Is pharma ready to let go of animal testing?

Regulators have signaled their willingness to embrace alternative tests and guide the industry in new directions.

In Monumental Declaration, NIH Follows FDA and Says Agency Will Turn Away from Animal Testing

Major public health agencies in U.S. to pursue 21st-century, human-relevant testing methods Those of us who care about animals will long remember April 2025 as the month when everything began to turn around on the long-standing moral and scientific problems with animal testing and research. Earlier this week, on April 29, the director of the ... Read more The post In Monumental Declaration, NIH Follows FDA and Says Agency Will Turn Away from Ani…