Launch of the SEURAT-1 second Annual Report at ESOF ! |
| 09/06/2012 |
Some of the latest results of SEURAT-1 were presented at Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) which took place in Dublin on Saturday 14th July.
At this occasion, SEURAT-1 organised a press conference and participated to a session entitled: "Are there realistic alternatives to animal testing?" among which speakers were Mark Cronin from the Liverpool John Moores University, coordinator of the COSMOS project and Maurice Whelan, from the European Commission Joint Research Center, participant in the COACH project.
The second volume of the SEURAT-1 Annual Report on progress and related international efforts was officially launched there.
The press conference led to several articles in the press:
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Clive Cookson, Synthetic life: the revolution begins, July 27, 2012. Read the article on the Financial Times.
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EU Research Program SEURAT-1 Declares Progress Towards Animal Free Testing, July 20, 2012. Read the article on Special Chem.
- Cosmetics testing – the way forward in Europe, July 19, 2012. Read the article on Animal Defenders International.
- Pharma And Biotech, Cosmetics: pioneering the way towards animal free testing, July 20, 2012. Read the article on Scientist Live.
- Michelle Yeomans, Ambitious consortium reports considerable progress in animal testing area at EU forum, July 18, 2012. Read the article on Cosmetics Design-Europe.
- Ronan McGreevy, Chemical testing without animals 'close', July 16, 2012. Read the article on the Irish Times.
Download the related press release here.
Download the presentation of speakers:
Presentation of Maurice Whelan, JRC
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