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Driving 3Rs advancement for improved animal welfare and better science in Switzerland

 

We are a national competence centre dedicated to the replacement, reduction and refinement (3Rs) of animal use in science. Our goal is to advance the 3Rs by funding research, providing education and raising awareness about the 3Rs. In doing so, we support the development of alternatives to animal use and improve animal welfare. Additionally, we monitor the implementation of the 3Rs in Switzerland to provide valuable insights to policymakers and drive change.

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CAS Advanced Research Methods: Implementing the 3Rs in Animal Testing
The Swiss 3RCC has partnered with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, FHNW) to offer a unique Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) programme focused on current practices in biomedical research concerning the use of animal experimentation and alternative new approach methodologies (NAMs). The emphasis is on understanding novel strategies and good practice in […]
Online
22.01.2026
CAS Advanced Research Methods: Implementing the 3Rs in Animal Testing
Replacement in Neuroscience Workshop
Co-organised by the Swiss 3RCC and the French FC3R, this half-day online workshop aims to deliver cutting-edge insights into replacement methods in neuroscience.
Online
13.11.2025
Replacement in Neuroscience Workshop
3Rs Innovation Challenge
The Swiss 3RCC is organising a special 3Rs Innovation Challenge for Early Career Researchers related to the 3Rs. It will take place on December 4th in Bern. During this one-day on-site workshop, you will be assigned into interdisciplinary groups, mixing laboratory research and social sciences perspectives, with the goal of a 3Rs advancement project together. […]
In person
04.12.2025
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Gentle Handling Report 2025

18.09.2025

In 2020 and 2024, the Swiss 3RCC and the Swiss Culture of Care Network carried out two surveys on the use of non-aversive mouse handling methods among animal care and research staff in Switzerland. Here are the results from the surveys.

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3Rs Awards 2024

08.08.2025

The Swiss 3R Competence Centre (3RCC) honours the Award winners: Fides Zenk, Doris Zauchner & Manon Murdeu for groundbreaking, human-relevant research replacing and reducing animal use in science.

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3Rs at the Pint of Science

22.05.2025

The Pint of Science has had huge success in reaching the public with science for many years and we were delighted to host evenings of the 3Rs presentations and discussion in Bern and Geneva in May 2025.

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