Animal experimentation - 3R Research Foundation 2013 (CHF 250,000)

The 3R Research Foundation Switzerland asks for applications for its research grants. Deadline for submitting project outlines is February 1, 2013. The Foundation provides financial support according to its principles for research projects within a broad biomedical field, in particular biological and medical basic and disease-specific research, developing new medicines and toxicological safety testing (methods for testing chemicals, vaccines and environmental pollutants) which indicate a promising outcome. The projects should:
• reduce the impact on animals used in animal experimentation and/or
• reduce the number of animals needed for a specific research topic (animal model) and/or
• to replace specific experiments using animals.

The necessary budget should be CHF 50,000 to CHF 250,000. In 2013 a total of around CHF 500,000 (€ 400,000) will be available for new projects. The aim of the 3R Foundation is to promote alternative research methods to animal experimentation through grants for research projects.