IMPROVE - CA21139

@costprogramme action working on refining, harmonizing and promoting 3Rs concepts, data and documents, in order to improve the quality of biomedical science

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

Our website of the @cost_programme Action IMPROVE is here!!!
👉https://t.co/dHkk6CgbIm
✅You can check our events and resources, including other #3Rs relevant ones
✅Will collect information for the basic research fields related to #neuroscience, #cardiovascular, and #oncology

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[EARA Česká republika @EARA_CZ]

#AnimalWelfare #AnimalResearch #3Rs #EARA #COSTAction @caimprove

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Curiosity. Adventure. Discovery.

On #IDWGS, Giulia Giordano, Eleonora Macchia & Géraldine Laloux share what inspired their path into science.

#WomenInScience #GirlsInScience #STEM

@UniTrento @AboAkademi @uclouvain

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

📢 IMPROVE @COSTprogramme Action | Split, Croatia 🇭🇷 (May 13–15, 2026)
Two workshops at the Medical School of Split:
🔹 Practices of Care: Integrity & Open Communication
🔹 Establishment of a Joint Regional #3R Center
👉 Apply to one or both events:
https://t.co/2ouP3g3zTZ

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
📆 16–17 June 2026 🔬 Improving the quality and reproducibility of both NAMs and animal studies
🇮🇹 Pisa, Italy | Training School & Final Conference
📆 30 Sept – 2 Oct 2026 🎓 Training School: Multidisciplinary approaches for human-relevant modelling

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

📢 Upcoming IMPROVE COST Action events (2026) 🧵
We are pleased to share key dates for the coming months ⬇️

🗓️ Management Committee Meeting
📍 Online
📆 14 April 2026

🎤 Final Conference: 2 Oct 2026

#NAMs #3Rs #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🇭🇷 Split, Croatia | Medical School
📆 13–15 May 2026
🔹 Practices of Care: A Path to Enable Integrity and Open Communication (13–14 May)
🔹 Meeting on establishment of a joint regional 3R Center (14–15 May)

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

#IMPROVE connects researchers, regulators & stakeholders across #Europe to promote robust, reproducible and responsible biomedical #research.

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🎥What is @COSTprogramme Action IMPROVE all about?
Our Chair explains how #IMPROVE works to improve the quality of biomedical #science by advancing the implementation of the #3Rs: Replacement, Reduction & Refinement
#EUResearch
▶️ Watch the video: https://t.co/6SSesj7y4f

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🐾 Did you miss it?
Our Webinar Series on Animal Welfare in Research is available online!
✅ Learn about the #3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) and best practices from leading experts
🎥 Watch the recordings: https://t.co/yFNtuQHqDp
@LIFTCostAction

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🚨 UK unveils Replacing Animals in Science Strategy!
Goal: phase out animal testing using alternatives like:
🔬 Organoids & organ-on-chip
🤖 AI predictive models
🧬 3D bioprinted tissues
Read more 👉 https://t.co/8cGP0ERmsI
#3Rs #ScienceInnovation #EthicalResearch #UKScience

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🚨 Applications open!
🧪 New In Vitro Models: Alternatives to Animal Models in Research
📅 17–28 Nov 2025 | 💻 Online | 🎓 3 ECTS
🇵🇹 Hosted by @nova_medschool
Explore organoids, organ-on-chip, bioprinting & more!
Apply by 11 Nov 👉 https://t.co/DjFsOlVh6L

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🎓 The IMPROVE COST Action Training School in Porto (Oct 8–10) was a success!
💡 Outcomes:
✅Innovative #3Rs teaching strategies
✅Emotional & ethical insights in lab animal science
📎 More 👉https://t.co/KNjrRRC8eW
#3Rs #IMPROVE #COSTAction #AnimalWelfare #ScienceEducation

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🐾 What makes animals happy?
Join our #Webinar with Laura Webb (#WageningenUniversity) to explore behaviour, cognition & physiology in animal happiness!
📅 15 Oct | 🕓 16:00 CEST
🔗 Register: https://t.co/tvoLVAFavN
🎙️ Hosted by @caimprove and AFFECT-EVO
#AnimalWelfare #Research

[RE-Place, open access database collecting NAMs @REPLACEdatabase]

The #JRC is launching a #review to promote innovative non-animal #models (in silico, #OrganOnChip) in #cardiovascular research👩‍🔬

They need:
🔬 EXPERTS for the ESAC sub-group by Nov 14, 2025.
📚 EVIDENCE: Submit your research/case studies by Dec 31, 2025

https://t.co/keEcG4sYD1

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🎉 The IMPROVE #EU3Rnet Workshop in Genova 🇮🇹 was a success!
Experts from across #Europe came together to advance the #3Rs
💬 New working groups formed
🔗 Stronger collaborations built
📣 Fresh ideas for communication & sustainability shared
👉https://t.co/iEwJvwZSSJ

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🚀 We’ve kicked off the @caimprove #EU3Rnet Workshop in Genova!
📍 Università degli Studi di Genova – DAD
🗓️ 17–18 Sept 2025
Excited to welcome colleagues from across #Europe to dive into the #3Rs & multimorbidity care
More info: https://t.co/qrZffgpYQO

[IMPROVE - CA21139 @caimprove]

🎓 Join the 3R Online Seminar Series – Winter Semester 2025/26
Explore ethical & innovative alternatives to animal use in research 🐭🧪
🗓️ Thursdays | Oct 16–Dec 11
🕒 15:00–16:30 CET | 💻 WebEx
🌍 Seminar in English

🔗 Program & access: https://t.co/99MHAe8KRU

[aRukon @aRukon_es]

Are you training others in the 3Rs?
📆 Join Teaching the 3Rs: Train the Trainers
🧠 Bimodal course (online or in-person)
📍 @i3S_UPorto | Oct 8–10, 2025
🎓 Part of COST Action IMPROVE
👉 https://t.co/xBmTWVcX0n
#3Rs #AnimalResearch #aRukon #IMPROVE_CA21139

[Swiss 3R Competence Centre (3RCC) @Swiss3RCC]

**𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲**  for next year's Swiss 3Rs Day on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Basel! We are putting together an exciting programme according to the 2026 theme of 3Rs in Immunology and Infectious Disease Research!! Stay tuned 💫