Center for Contemporary Sciences

We selected Quris AI, @InSphero, @emulateinc, @TissUse_HUMIMIC, and @CN_Bio as our top 5 innovators to watch in 2024 out of more than 150 evaluated. Check out our website to learn more about how we evaluated these innovators: contemporarysciences.org/top-5-innovato…

This week is #InternationalMacaqueWeek- a week dedicated to raising awareness about a persecuted group of primates. Long-tailed and southern pig-tailed #macaque populations have declined between 40-50% over the past few decades due to their use in #biomedicalresearch & #testing.

Orangutan used medicinal plant to treat wound, first time ever seen statnews.com/2024/05/02/ora…

Protecting our home means protecting our wildlife too. At @NASA, we use our Earth-observing satellites to map wildlife habitats and protect animals vulnerable to extinction. Here is how we're protecting a few of Earth's most iconic species. 🧵

How to Make Drugs and Feel Great About Everything is a new documentary featuring @DrAyshaAkhtar on #animalexperimentation from Keegan Kuhn, co-director of #Cowspiracy & What the Health. indiegogo.com/projects/how-t… #drugdevelopment #animaltesting #humanhealth #medicine #toxicitytest

The lung cancer assembloids “reproduce the molecular, cellular, and functional diversity of the original tumors…” and shows the potential of the #cancer assembled being able to predict #personalizedtreatments.

Researchers at Tsinghua University are working on lung cancer assembloids from cells derived from patients’ tumors that can accurately mimic the clinical outcomes of patients. genengnews.com/topics/cancer/… #biomedicalresearch #organoids #lungcancer #tumor #humanrelevant #humanbiology

Scientists focused on stem cell-related methodologies, such as #organoids, that could serve as an alternative to 🧪 animal testing and discuss its advantages and limitations, alongside regulatory considerations. 📖 #review | bit.ly/4dcrigu

Mark your calendars! Our briefing on Capitol Hill will be held next week, 7 May, starting at 9 AM, Organized in conjunction with @repkencalvert and @repblumenauer we will be discussing transparency, leadership and accountability at federal agencies for advancing non-animal alternatives. Please join us! Registration information is on the flyer, below. #animaltesting

CCS President, @FlorinaGobel’s latest blog post looks at how computational models can be a way forward for #biomedicalresearch and #humanhealth. contemporarysciences.org/reimagining-bi… #insilico #humanrelevantresearch #computermodels #research #biotechnology #science #ComputationalModeling

In our most recent blog post, Public Policy Manager, Mikalah Singer, discusses some of the wins for animals and #humanrelevant research & CCS' role in having the FY2024 #appropriations report language included contemporarysciences.org/updates-from-t… #policy #publichealth #humanhealth #epa #fda

Happy #EarthDay from CCS! Our organization is dedicated to unlocking the power of science to find solutions that improve the health and well-being of humans, animals, and the planet. 🌎 🌲 Photo credit: Alexander Lee, CCS Content Strategy & Salesforce Solutions Advisor

Check out this great introduction to #3D Cell Culture modeling techniques like #organoids, #spheroids, and #organchips: the-scientist.com/understanding-… #biotechnology #humanrelevant #invitro #humanbiology #biomedicalresearch #drugdevelopment

A ‘#MiniLiver’ will grow in a human’s own lymph node in a bold new trial! 🤯 The procedure, developed by @LyGenesis_Inc, marks the beginning of a #ClinicalTrial for people whose livers are failing, but who have not received an organ transplant. 🔗: go.nature.com/4ajalyR

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing a #heartonachip that mimics the intricate interactions of cells in the heart. This #technology can help study cardiovascular diseases. loom.ly/UCNZ4GU

Researchers at the @UofT developed a #heartonachip model to better understand heart inflammation from #Covid19. utoronto.ca/news/heart-chi… #organonachip #organchip #humanrelevant #covid #sarscov2 #biomedicalresearch #biotechnology #humanhealth #biomedicalengineering

#Avianflu has been confirmed in dairy herds & this is the first time the disease has been found in dairy cows. #Animalhealth and #humanhealth are interconnected, and industries like #industrialagriculture present risks to both. npr.org/2024/03/31/124… #zoonoticdisease

Beagles made headlines in 2022 after 4000 were rescued from a research and breeding facility, but dogs are still being used in experiments across industries. contemporarysciences.org/118th-congress… #biomedicalresearch #beagles #dogtesting #animaltesting #animalexperimentation #publichealth

Check out this great article discussing how #organoids can improve #drugdevelopment, #healthcare, and #biomedicalresearch: technologyreview.com/2024/03/08/108… #humanbasedresearch #biotechnology #microfluidics #organonachip #organchips #humanrelevant #animalfreeresearch #medicine

Hot off the press 🗞️@aarongell explores all things monkey testing-the ongoing smuggling trial, species impact, better methods, & how the industry remains stuck in the past. Featuring @macaqtivist, @DonIngber, @ToxmasHartung, & more. In @FastCompany: fastcompany.com/91045840/big-p…

11 states that have laws to ban the sale and/or the production of #cosmetics that use #animaltesting, but others have laws to improve #transparency on #animalexperimentation, require animals to be offered for adoption & even establishing a fund to support human-relevant research