Platforms and Funds for
Alternatives to Animal
Experimentation
Live Kleveland
A report from
The Norwegian Reference Centre for
Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives,
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science,
Oslo, Norway
2005
ISBN 82-7725-120-3
This is a revised version of the report, after circulation to
representatives of all ecopa platforms for approval.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________ 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ______________________________________________ 4
ECOPA AND EUROPEAN CONSENSUS-PLATFORMS FOR ALTERNATIVES
TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION _____________________________________ 5
Austria ______________________________________________________________ 5
Belgium _____________________________________________________________ 6
The Czech Republic ____________________________________________________ 6
Finland______________________________________________________________ 7
Germany_____________________________________________________________ 8
Italy_________________________________________________________________ 8
The Netherlands ______________________________________________________ 9
Spain_______________________________________________________________ 10
Sweden _____________________________________________________________ 11
Switzerland__________________________________________________________ 12
The UK _____________________________________________________________ 13
SUMMARY OF CONSENSUS-PLATFORMS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL
EXPERIMENTATION ________________________________________________ 15
FUNDING OF ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION ________ 17
Austria _____________________________________________________________ 17
Belgium ____________________________________________________________ 17
The Czech republic ___________________________________________________ 17
Finland_____________________________________________________________ 18
Germany_____________________________________________