Dr. Hadwen Trust

The Dr Hadwen Trust is the UK's leading medical research charity^[1] that funds and promotes exclusively non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments.^[2][3] Established in 1970] (Registered charity number 261096), the work undertaken by the Dr Hadwen Trust benefits humans with the development of more relevant and reliable science whilst also benefiting laboratory animals.

The portfolio of work funded by the Dr Hadwen Trust is high-quality, peer-reviewed and innovative research, combining strict ethical principles and scientific excellence. Projects receiving funding from the Dr Hadwen Trust range from epilepsy, multiple sclerosis,^[4] breast^[5] and skin cancer, meningitis, asthma, diabetes and drug testing, to arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, lung injury, whooping cough, vaccine testing, dentistry, heart disease, tropical illness, fetal development, brain tumours and AIDS.

The Dr Hadwen Trust is internationally recognised as a leading authority on replacing animal experiments and actively promotes the concept and practice of non-animal research through its policy work, publications, science community outreach and the media. Active memberships of Eurogroup for Animals, the International Council for Animal Protection in OECD Programmes (ICAPO) and Focus on Alternatives enable the Dr Hadwen Trust to transmit its message globally and effectively. The Dr Hadwen Trust is the Chair of Focus on Alternatives,^[1] a coalition of expert non-governmental organisations which fund or promote methods that replace animal experiments.

See also

• Alternatives to animal testing

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pain Experts Say Greater Focus On High-Tech Non-Animal Research Could Help Thousands Of Patients 15 Aug 2008 Medical News Today
2. ^ Call to end animal pain-research 14 August 2008 BBC News
3. ^ Dr Hadwen Trust: EU Parliament vote on animal experiments law gives “a glimmer of hope for animals but doesn't go far enough." 05, May 2009 politics.co.uk
4. ^ Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre RNA and RNAi The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
5. ^ Breast Cancer In A Test Tube Wins Prize For Replacing Laboratory Animals 30 Mar 2009 Medical News Today

External links

• Dr Hadwen Trust website
• The Dr Hadwen Trust's science website

Video

• Animal research is poor science, Peter Tatchell interviews Gill Langley of the Dr Hadwen Trust, on Talking with Tatchell, accessed September 4, 2009.

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