Work To Replace, Reduce And Refine But Use Of Non-Human Primates In Research Still Necessary, Says EU Panel
Executive Summary
Non-human primates will have to continue to be used in biomedical research for the foreseeable future, according to the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health Environmental and Emerging Risks. A ban would stall scientific progress but work should continue under the replacing, reducing and refining approach, the panel says.
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