Welcome to our internet platform, a ressource for information about scientific research which promotes the replacement of the use of animals.
The development of animal-free research methods has advanced rapidly in recent years. This website was created to support this increasingly important branch of research.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
InvitroJobs will present scientists and their innovative research in a regular feature called “Working Group – a Portrait”. We will focus on newly developed methods, their evaluation and their potential for reducing and where possible replacing animal experimentation according to the 3R principle of Russel & Burch (reduce, refine, replace).
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT):
Joint Convention Meeting in Brüssel
The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) is coordinating the research in the field of replacement of animal testing which is proceed in toxicity testing. It bundles international research teams, brings them together to develop on common research objectives thus promoting the research progress. Symposia, workshops, forums and information days serve as panels in which all participating groups from industry, university research, authorities and animal welfare are invited to contribute substantially to the topic. In order to achieve a better research coordination, CAAT-Europe was founded, based on the model of the CAAT Center in Baltimore, USA, in 2009, headquartered at the University of Constance. Thus CAAT has become a driving force in the enforcement of alternative methods to animal testing. CAAT brings together different groups in order to achieve a common goal.
Two cities – a common interest: Constance and Baltimore, Headquaters of CAAT-US and CAAT-Europe.
Images: Left side: Matthias Lohse, Pixelio, right side: Aimin Tang, iStockphoto.
CAAT´s tasks are more extensive. CAAT accompagnies research to alternative methods by grants and funding. At universities, CAAT trains students and young researchers in alternative methods. In addition to the symposia and workshops, the Center´s websites, such as AltWeb, and their magazine, ALTEX, give detailed information on the subject.
CAAT-Europe: Bridging the Gap Between the Old the New Old Worlds
The stated objectives of the collaboration between CAAT U.S. and CAAT EU include the formation of a transatlantic bridge for the development and application of new 3R methods and the implementation of the new approach to toxicity testing in the 21st Century (Tox21c see below). Its aim is that the entire procedure for toxicity research should be changed: from being a test and endpoint-oriented procedure to being a metabolic function-oriented analysis and evaluation (so-called "functional pathways").
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our job exchange offers the opportunity to find information about current job offers as well as for employers to post vacancies.
For students we regularly update the list of working groups which work with animal-free methods, thus facilitating the search for an appropriate thesis assignment or internship. You can subscribe to our newsletter to keep informed about current developments in non-animal research.
You can also contact us directly. We will be glad to advise and inform you about current methods in animal-free research.
We are continuously developing our internet platform and would appreciate any suggestions for improvements.
Your InVitroJobs Team