The Academy has been named as one of 72 signatories on the Concordat on Openness in Animal Research.
Professor Sir John Tooke PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, said:
“We warmly welcome the publication of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research and are delighted to see so many organisations committing to transparency about how they conduct, fund or support the use of animals in research.
"Animal research underpins many vital areas of scientific, medical and veterinary research that benefit human and animal health. This concordat will help to facilitate discussions between researchers and the public about why and how animals are used in research.”
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