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Time for change: non-human primates in drug research

Drug Target Review

The FDA’s new roadmap In April 2025, the FDA announced a major regulatory shift with its plan to phase out the requirement for animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibodies and other drugs, when scientifically appropriate. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Levers for Biological Progress

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Today, we are largely unable to predict the outcomes of even “simple” biological questions, such as, “If I take this gene from an Arabidopsis plant, and insert it into Escherichia coli , will the cell express the gene and make functional protein?” ” Nobody really knows without trying it out in the laboratory.

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Advanced 3D cell-based technologies

Drug Target Review

puts an end to the previous mandate that all drugs need to be tested on animals prior to human clinical trials. Prior to this European Union Parliament, in 2021, voted for animal testing phase out. From 3D cell culture to organs-on-chips. Trends in Cell Biology. The US FDA Modernisation Act 2.0.,