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Love Hansell, Luisa Ferreira Bastos, Kelsey Beltz, et al. Chapter 19 - Safety within REACH? a transition analysis for the European Commission roadmap to animal-free safety assessment of industrial chemicals. In: Catharine E. Krebs, Gail A. Van Norman, eds. Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing. Academic Press; 2027:321-342. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443265143000102.

Justine C. Watkins, Thomas Hartung, Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers, et al. Chapter 18 - Phasing out animal tests: An analysis of the successful transition from rabbits to human-relevant methods in Europe. In: Catharine E. Krebs, Gail A. Van Norman, eds. Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing. Academic Press; 2027:289-319. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443265143000175.

Dilyana Filipova, Wolfgang Boomgaarden, Leyla Fox, et al. Need for NAMs: A systematic evidence synthesis revealing over half a century of drug development failure. NAM Journal. 2026:100119. doi:10.1016/j.namjnl.2026.100119

Jessica S. Kopew, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Mikalah Singer, Emily R. Trunnell, Gabby Vidaurre, Catharine E. Krebs. Addressing animal methods bias through government-led initiatives. Frontiers in Toxicology. 2026;8. doi:10.3389/ftox.2026.1761759

Laurence Walder, Giorgia Pallocca, Luísa F. Bastos, et al. EU roadmap for phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments: Recommendations from a multi-stakeholder roundtable. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025. doi:10.14573/altex.2503241

Maneesha Deckha, Margot Michel, David Azilagbetor, et al. Accelerating Animal Replacement: How Universities Can Lead — Results of a One-Day Expert Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 2025;53(2):106-118. doi:10.1177/02611929251317434

Pandora Pound, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga. Will Labour help us transition away from pre-clinical animal research? BMJ. 2024;386:q1600. doi:10.1136/bmj.q1600

Vibeke Fosse, Emanuela Oldoni, Florence Bietrix, et al. Recommendations for robust and reproducible preclinical research in personalised medicine. BMC Medicine. 2023;21:14. doi:10.1186/s12916-022-02719-0

Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Pandora Pound. The role of systematic reviews in identifying the limitations of preclinical animal research, 2000-2022: part 2. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 2022;115(6):231-235. doi:10.1177/01410768221100970

Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Pandora Pound. The role of systematic reviews in identifying the limitations of preclinical animal research, 2000-2022: part 1. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 2022;115(5):186-192. doi:10.1177/01410768221093551