Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments

Knowledge Source Identification
Knowledge source name Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments
Abbreviated name ZEBET
Owner/Developer The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Abbreviated owner BfR
Country Germany
URL http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/department_experimental_toxicology_and_zebet-53864.html
Contact email 9@bfr.bund.de
Description The Unit 'ZEBET - Alternative Methods to Animal Experiments' develops alternative methods based on the 3R principle, supports research projects in this field, and advises authorities on methods that can replace or reduce the number of animal experiments. Moreover, the Unit is responsible for tendering, review and supervision of scientific projects for the development of alternative methods to animal experiments in the field of biomedical research and regulatory toxicity testing (ZEBET research funding programme). The BfR has been supporting projects of this kind since 1990 with an annual budget of around 350,000 €. The call for proposals takes place every two years.
Knowledge Source Category
Category Organization
Sub categories Governmental Organization
Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing
Dissemination channel Website, Audio / Video, Social media
Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis) General public, Scientists, Regulators, Industry, Researchers
Users access Open access
Knowledge Characterization
3Rs relevance Replacement, Reduction, Refinement
Purpose Funding, Documentation and information