Medicine: Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 31293 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using technologies such as (a) organ-on-a-chip and (b) computer modelling to reduce the number of animals used in medical research
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 28 Feb 2025
Phasing out animal testing where possible is a clear goal of this government and innovative technologies, such as organ-on-a-chip, are essential to delivering this ambition.The Government invests £10m annually in The National Centre for the Replacement, R...