The Animal Welfare Information Center teaches a one and a half day workshop at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) for individuals who are responsible for providing information to meet the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

Researchers out of UC San Diego School of Medicine created in vitro models of genetic and sporadic forms of Alzheimer’s disease, using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from patients who suffered from the neurodegenerative disorder.

Workshop: Evidence-based Toxicology for the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges January 24-25, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Open Forum on 21st Century Toxicology and Evidence-based Toxicology—a satellite meeting at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 2012 Annual Meeting, Sunday, March 11, San Francisco.

Interniche has launched a new website on alternatives to animal experiments in medical, veterinary, medical, and biological science education and training.

The US FDA is hosting a workshop on reproductive and developmental toxicity testing in Silver Spring, Maryland on April 16, 2012.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT in Munich hope to use novel nanosensors to reduce the number of experiments carried out on animals.