In recent years, biomedical research has been undergoing a silent but powerful transformation.A recent Nature article “Alternatives to animal testing are the future” sends a clear message: it’s time to move beyond animal testing and embrace approaches that are more ethical, predictive, and human-centered. At the forefront of this shift stands in silico medicine the use of computational models and digital simulations to…
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We are excited to share that on 5–6 November 2025, Brussels will host the 20th Anniversary Conference of the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA).For two decades, the EPAA has united the European Commission, industry, academia, and NGOs around one shared goal: promoting the “3Rs” — Replacement, Reduction and Refinement — in…
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Il progetto UISS – Universal Immune System Simulator, sviluppato dal Prof. Francesco Pappalardo con il supporto del Gruppo COMBINE del Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco e della Salute dell’Università di Catania, è stato recentemente presentato al Parlamento Europeo durante “Excellence in Health Science”, evento promosso dal Committee on Public Health (SANT). A rappresentarlo, la prof.ssa Liesbet Geris (KU Leuven, Université de Liège), direttrice esecutiva della Virtual Physiological…
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