Well before a human receives the first dose of an experimental drug, it’s evaluated in an animal to test for toxicity. Monkeys are often chosen for their genetic similarities to humans, and safe ...

The FDA's announcement in April that it will phase out animal testing in clinical trials came as a victory for animal rights activists but garnered mixed reactions among health researchers. The agency ...

(Reuters) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it plans to replace animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs with “human-relevant methods,” ...

(Reuters) -Drug developers are increasing adoption of AI technologies for discovery and safety testing to get faster and cheaper results, in line with an FDA push to reduce animal testing in the near ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health have announced new initiatives to reduce and replace animal testing in biomedical research. Central to these ...