Bf3R - The German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals

The BfR performs the role of the “German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)” and coordinates nationwide activities with the goals of:

  • Reducing animal experiments to the necessary minimum and
  • Ensuring the best possible protection for laboratory animals.

To this end, the Centre’s work intends to stimulate research activities around the world and to promote scientific dialogue. 

News

The laureates of the Animal Protection Research Prize 2025

The 2025 Animal Protection Research Prize of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was awarded on April 22, 2025. The Bf3R congratulates the award winners, Prof. Dr. Hans Clevers and the Norwegian 3R platform Norecopa, represented by Prof. Dr. Adrian Smith.

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Bf3R Publication

Scientists of the Bf3R have published their work "Cell Painting PLUS: expanding the multiplexing capacity of Cell Painting-based phenotypic profiling using iterative staining-elution cycles" in the journal Nature Communications.

Bf3R Research Funding

Bf3R Research Funding

Every two years, the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R) at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) awards funds for scientific research projects addressing the 3R principle (Replace, Reduce, Refine). Projects are funded that serve to replace and reduce the use of laboratory animals in areas of medical research or basic biological research, or that aim to identify, classify, and reduce pain, suffering, or harm in laboratory animals and improve husbandry conditions.

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