Scientists at Amsterdam UMC are working on new forms of research that can reduce animal testing. They are doing this through the Transition animal-free innovations Amsterdam (Transitie Proefdiervrije Innovaties, TPI Amsterdam) initiative. Sue Gibbs, Professor of Skin and Mucosa Regenerative Medicine at Amsterdam UMC, is pioneering in the lab with skin organoids: lifelike skin tissue, which can be used to study skin conditions, or the safety of certain dental procedures.
Prof. Gibbs: “Within my laboratory we are making real pieces of living skin. In the past, and still, a lot of researchers use animal models. But the mouse is not a human, just look at the science. It is just not good enough, it needs replacement. You need to move on if you want to make better cures or medicines for the patients.”
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