[3R] Alternatives to Animal Testing
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[3R]- Alternatives to Animal Testing- is an international forum for discussion and dissemination of information in Spanish on the Reduction, Refinement and Replacement (in vitro techniques) the use of animals in teaching, testing and biomedical research and environmental (3Rs o Alternativas).
[3R] is a distribution list created in 1996 by the Spanish Association of Toxicology. From 1999 also provides coverage and in the year 2000 automates migrating servers . It currently has more than 300 enrolled in 12 countries.
Among the areas of interest in the application of alternative procedures include: Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biology (including cellular and molecular), Chemistry, Ecology, Diagnosis, Monitoring, Quality Control, Cell Culture, Production, Nutrition, Pathology, Surgery, Radiology, Genetics, Veterinary, Cosmetics, etc..
The discussions are of high scientific, not useful or directed to the general public, but of great interest to professionals established or who are starting their professional, as interns, PhD students and postdoctoral, etc.. Its members include members from scientists to government or corporate protectionist, through companies and experts in bioethics.
Any registered you can start discussions on specific topics or general, sending an email to the list to be distributed to all registered. Next, they can answer, refine the message or comment, and so on. It is, therefore, of a virtual discussion on alternative methods to animal experimentation, and mainly in vitro techniques.
[3R] to encourage the development and use of alternative methods to animal experimentation in all areas, While not legally animalistic, since there are specific forums for this topic.
The issues can be treated include, inter alia, the following:
- Conference announcements, meetings, courses, support, scholarships, etc..
- Activities of ECVAM, ICCVAM, ESTIVA, GTEMA, REMA, etc.
- Partner search for coordinated research projects
- Search for stays laboratories
- Technical questions about in vitro, protocols, availability of reagents, etc.
- Legislative and regulatory: It, OECD, EU, I, etc.
- Reports of meetings
- Technological and methodological problems
- Reviews of publications
- Ads jobs
- Validation studies and acceptance of alternative methods
- Expert Search
[3R] is open free to the participation of Spanish-speaking professionals from any country, no need to belong to an association, group or platforms. They are particularly welcome colleagues from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Thanks for working effectively in this project. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity given to us and your professional activities are stimulated by access to this electronic forum. We pray to broadcast its existence.
For any questions or queries you wish to make on the operation of [3R], do not hesitate to contact the moderator [3R]:
- Dr. Guillermo Repetto
repetto@us.es the 3ERRES-request@listserv.rediris.es
National Institute of Toxicology
PO. Postal 863; 41080 Seville (Spain)
To subscribe, and other options:
- Vía www from the .
- By email: sends a message to listserv@listserv.rediris.es, no title to and including the body of the message only the following command: email subscribe 3ERRES Tu-Tu-name-surname.
For all other inquiries go to or moderator.
Interconnecting people: the [3R] GTEMA mailing list on alternatives:
In 1996, the GTEMA- Spanish Group on Alternative Methods first implemented its internet activities, apart from the , by creating an E-mail-based network. The [3R] GTEMA Distribution List is sending messages since 1996 to more than 300 scientists distributed over 12 countries. The messages are mainly written in Spanish.
The network is absolutely open, and does not require membership in any society or group. Anyone wishing to join should request inclusion from the Coordinator of GTEMA, Guillermo Repetto, at the following address: repetto@us.es
The dissemination of information about activities in the field of alternatives includes:
- OECD proposals, guidelines, meetings
- EU proposals, guidelines, meetings
- Validation studies
- ECVAM activities: workshops, task-forces, reports, pre/validation projects…
- US activities: CAAT, ICCVAM
- National activities: AET, SECAL, SEEA, SEF, SEMA…
- World Congresses on Alternatives
- ESTIVA / INVITOX
- PIVT
- Others: EUROTOX, IUTOX, SSCP, IVTS, BTS, FELASA…
- INVITTOX protocols
- Opportunities: grants, prizes, projects…
- Internet: information available
In this section:
- Alternative Methods - GTEMA
- Concept Alternatives
- [3R] Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Documents
- Web Alternatives
- Links
- Inventory
- English Version
The Latest Ads
- ESTIV2012.
- 17th European Congress on Alternatives to Animal Testing & 14th Annual Meeting of EUSAAT.
- WHO Public Health and Environment e-News: April 2012.
- Animal testing for cosmetics, A thing of the past?.
- InterNICHE and COLAMA 2012.
- WHO Public Health and Environment e-News: March 2012.
- Update of REACH and hazard assessment of substances and mixtures on human health and the environment.
- 3Rs Science Award 2012.
- CAAT Grants: Call for Proposals (2013-2014).
- 12 European countries exceeded emission limits on air pollutants 2010.



