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- Why TPI
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What TPI does
- Sharing stories and conducting a dialogue
- Programming coordinated research
- Developing Human Measurement Models
- Combining in-vitro models with AI
- Creating a new assessment system
- Establishing targets in various fields
- Learning from COVID-19 research
- Use of the Beyond Animal Testing Index
- Use of Vital Tissue
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Partners TPI
- Ministries
- NFU
- Proefdiervrij, the Dutch Society for the Replacement of Animal Testing
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
- Association of Dutch Health Foundations (SGF)
- Young TPI
- Top Sector Life Sciences & Health
- VSNU
- Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
- Netherlands National Committee for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (NCad)
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TPI in stories
- “Non-invasive measurement in humans is the new Holy Grail”
- “Awareness around animal studies has increased due to the pandemic”
- “Research into 3D skin models for better science”
- “By having brain measurements conducted at home, we hope to discover what triggers migraine attacks, without the use of animal studies.”
- Air-liquid interface (ALI): innovative progress
- "You don’t need laboratory animals to test whether drugs have epilepsy as a side effect"
- “Growing heart muscle cells is like science fiction”
- Rita Struhkamp: ‘During this transition, working toward better science goes hand-in-hand with alternatives to animal studies’
- Daniela Salvatori: In 5 years’ time we will speak of humanised science
- Sonja Beken: ‘My motto is always: communication and cooperation!’
- Willemien Wieland: ‘Cooperation is crucial to the transition to entirely animal-free testing
- Professor Rotmans: This is the first time I’ve seen the government instigate a transition.
- Rob Vries: ‘The only way to accelerate the process is to increase funding’
- Henk Smid: 'We must unite our strengths to seize opportunities'
- Wouter Dhert: ‘The idea is to translate findings to patient care as effectively as possible’
- Anton Berns: ‘Eliminating animal testing entirely is a pipe dream’
- Ype Elgersma: ‘You can't just try out random ideas using charitable donations’
- Christine Mummery: ‘People need to know what is and is not possible’
- Tom Oostrom: ‘My chief concern is improving care for the patients’
- “There’s much more scope for guaranteeing the safety of products without animal testing than is currently permitted”
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TPI initiatives
- The state of the transition has been explored
- The Helpathon was developed in 2018-2020
- Startups taken further
- TPI.tv
- Building a computer model of the virtual human being
- New forms of ‘safe harbour’
- Designing guidelines for ATMPs
- Call for grants for animal-free safety assessment
- More Knowledge with Fewer Animals (MKMD)
- Animal-free research into food safety
- Taking stock: research methods in the neurosciences
- Humane4Animals roadmap
