Recent Outcomes
TALK: COST Action IMPROVE: Refine, harmonize and promote 3Rs concepts, data and documents to improve the quality of biomedical sciences
Introduction and Updates of the COST Action IMPROVE; Talk of W. Neuhaus at the SGV 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland (26.-27.2024).
TALK: Update on 3Rs centres joint activities
Introduction and Updates of the activities of EU3Rnet including an introduction of the COST Action IMPROVE; Talk of W. Neuhaus at the Animalfree Research Forum in Zurich, Switzerland (11.11.2024).
Publication: Introducing the COST Action ‘Improving the Quality of Biomedical Science with 3Rs Concepts’ (IMPROVE)
Third publication based on the action work, where the purpose of the ‘IMPROVE’ COST Action is described.
Publication: Toward a common interpretation of the 3Rs principles in animal research
Forth publication, the manuscript is based directly on the action work.
Mindset to Growth Program
The Young Researchers and Investigators (YRI) and The Mentorship committees of COST Action IMPROVE hosted Nikki Osborne from Responsible Research in Practice in the implementation of the "Mindset to Growth" (MTG) program, which was carried out over three consecutive Fridays (27.09., 04.10. and 11.10.2025).
Grant writing as storytelling
Online course about techniques for grant writing, especially for Young Reseachers and Innovators (YRIs) on 16.10.2024
Open Workshop "Ethics, 3Rs, One Health" by Cost Action IMPROVE X-over Ethics Group
The aim of the Workshop is to discuss whether the use of animals can be morally and ethically permissible, and if or only when the study is scientifically structured on a sound and robust basis, and it complies with the 3Rs Principle (Replace, Reduce, Refine).
TALK: The COST ACTION Networking activity IMPROVE: 3Rs concepts to improve the quality of biomedical science
Introduction and Updates of the COST Action IMPROVE Talk of W. Neuhaus at the EUSAAT conference in Linz, Austria (20.9.2024) - Program of the EUSAAT conference: https://eusaat.eu/wp-content/uploads/EUSAAT-Congress-2024-Program.pdf
Workshop "3Rs centres and their power for dissemination of 3Rs concepts and how to build a 3Rs centre"
The aim of the Workshop was to foster the 3Rs centre network and to discuss and prepare activities how to support 3Rs centres in their founding phase (17.9.2024)
Dissemination of COST Action IMPROVE at the FEPS-SECF conference in Granada, Spain
Thanks to a dissemination conference grant, Prof. Arti Ahluwalia was able to attend the FEPS-SECF conference 2024 in Granada (Spain) from September 4-6th 2024.
STSM at TU in Dresden – Report from Ana Margarida Carvalho
Report about the STSM stay of Ana Margarida Carvalho at TU Dresden, Germany from 1.7.-26.7.2024
IMPROVE - Working group meeting WG 1 & 2 and Management committee meeting
Meeting of working groups 1 and 2 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Organized by members of the COST Action of 3Rs centre in Utrecht. Hybrid meeting with about 70 participants.
ITC Conference Grant
One ITC grant was successfully granted to YRI Arif Kamil Salihoglu from Turkey to attend the FENS Forum 2024, the biggest Neuroscience Conference in Europe hold in Vienna, Austria from 25.-29.6.2024. He presented his work entitled "Neuroendocrine dysregulation in microglial cells during the progression of Alzheimer's disease: Prelimiary insights from gene expression analysis".
COST Action IMPROVE at the FENS 2024 Networking event "How to organise and respond to pressure to phase out animal experimentation in neuroscience"
COST Action IMPROVE participated at the Networking event "How to organise and respond to pressure to phase out animal experimentation in neuroscience" during the FENS 2024 congress, the biggest Neuroscience congress in Europe with over 8000 participants, in Vienna, Austria (27.6.2024)
TALKS: Symposium on "3Rs and NAMs: all-inclusive?"
The COST Action IMPROVE has introduced itself at the Symposium on "3Rs and NAMs: all-inclusive?" in Utrecht, The Netherlands on the 19th of June 2024.
ITC Conference Grant
One ITC grant was successfully granted to YRI Marília Judite Falcão Torrado from Portugal to attend the WBC2024 in Daegu, South Korea from 26.-31.5.2024. She presented her work entitled "Let’s talk about neuroprotection! Exploring biodegradable dendrimers as delivery vectors in stroke".
STSM at IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - Report from Catarina Matos
Report about the STSM stay of Catarina Matos at IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli from 5.4.-5.6.2024
STSM at i3S in Porto – Report from Paolo Signorello
STSM at i3S in Porto of Paolo Signorello from 1.2.- 31.5.2024
TATA-BOX online workshop
Online course about the usage and application of the TATA-Box made by Altertox
Let's talk about mindset!
Seminar "Let's talk about Mindset" for Young researcher and Investigators