Conference of the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing, Brussels, Belgium

The annual conference of the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) will take place on 3 November in Brussels, Belgium. The conference is jointly organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research, the Directorate-General for Enterprise and partners from industry.

Under the title 'Research into alternative approaches: are we on the right track?', the conference will be dedicated to research into 3Rs (Replace, Reduce, Refine). In addition to reporting EPAA's progress and achievements in the past 12 months, presentations and expert panel discussions will address:
- current research in the area of 3Rs;
- new research perspectives on alternatives to animal testing;
- international collaboration on 3Rs research;
- future directions in 3Rs.

Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik will speak at the opening of the event, while Günter Verheugen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry and Vice-President of the European Commission, will close the conference.For further information and registration, please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/epaa/conf_2008.htm(opens in new window)