Europeans for Medical Progress, together with Antidote-Europe, has submitted evidence to a working group set up by The Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust to examine the recent, current and future scientific basis for biological and medical research involving non-human primates. As we state in our submission, we welcome this inquiry, though with reservations that it is being overseen by four organisations which actively promote and defend NHP research.
Read our submission here (pdf)
We have also submitted comments to the Home Office on the Animal Procedures Committee Report on the use of non-human primates under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Read our submission here (pdf)
World Patient Safety Day is grounded in the most fundamental principle of medicine – first do no harm “Medication Safety” is the theme for World Patient Safety Day 2022. Safer Medicines Trust is a patient safety charity whose mission is to improve the safety of medicines, so we very much support calls for “Medication Without Harm”. The World […]
The crisis of Alzheimer’s disease research: it’s time to embrace a new approach to help patientsThe problem Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a leading cause of death in the UK and along with other dementias, is responsible for almost 11% of all deaths in England.1 More than 209,000 new cases are diagnosed each year across the UK.2 It remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide3, affecting nearly 50 million […]
