Support desk for access to expertise on NAMs

At the 3Rs Centre Utrecht (3RCU) we support the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experiments in biomedical research. As animal-free methods and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) continue to evolve, expertise becomes more specialized and may not be accessible to everyone. Our exploratory study among (bio)medical stakeholders in the Netherlands, highlighted a demand for additional expertise in this field and a need for guidance and interpretation of information on NAMs. The advisory report can be found (in Dutch). To bridge this gap, we established Suppo3Rt.

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The support desk collaborates with the EU COST Action IMP3ROVE consortium to access their NAMs Expert Database. Suppo3Rt is made possible through the Transition Programme for Innovation without the use of animals, supported by the Dutch Ministry of LVVN.