This site provides a central resource for the European fly community. It contains useful information about the European Drosophila Board, which supports community initiatives and oversees the organisation of the biennial European Drosophila Research Conference.
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The Vienna Drosophila Resource Center (VDRC) is part of the Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities (VBCF), a publicly funded, non profit research infrastructure.
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DIRECTIVE 2010/63/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 September 2010 on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
Published by Official Journal of the European Union
Ethical Use of AnimalsDirectiveProtection of AnimalsIt is a directive for acknowledged the importance of the protection and welfare of animals used for scientific purposes at international level.
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COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 18 June 2007 on Guidelines for the Accommodation and Care of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes
Published by Official Journal of the European Union
Ethical Use of AnimalsProtection of AnimalsRecommendationGuidelinesAnimal CareAnimal FacilitiesThis directive is to protect animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes to ensure that any possible pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm inflicted as a consequence of procedures being conducted upon them, shall be kept at a minimum. It provides guidelines for the accommodation and care of animals.
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DIRECTIVE 2004/9/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 February 2004 on the Inspection and Verification of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
Published by Official Journal of the European Union
Ethical Use of AnimalsDirectiveGood Laboratory Practice (GLP)Chemical UseChemical SubstancesThis Directive is to verification of the organisational processes and the conditions under which laboratory studies are planned, performed, recorded and reported for the non-clinical testing, carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations, of all chemicals in order to assess the effect of such products on man, animals and the environment.
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DIRECTIVE 2004/10/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 February 2004 on the Harmonisation of Laws, Regulations and Administrative Provisions Relating to the Application of the Principles of Good Laboratory Practice and the Verification of Their Applications for Tests on Chemical Substances (Codified Version)
Published by Official Journal of the European Union
Ethical Use of AnimalsDirectiveGood Laboratory Practice (GLP)Chemical UseChemical SubstancesThis directive indicates harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances.
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WHO Guidelines on Non-Clinical Evaluation of Vaccines (2005)
Published by WHO Technical Report Series
GuidelineVaccineNonclinical StudiesToxicityThis document provides guidance to national regulatory authorities (NRAs) and vaccine manufacturers on the nonclinical evaluation of vaccines by outlining the international regulatory expectations in this area.
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EU Guidance on Preclinical Pharmacological and Toxicological Testing of Vaccines (CPMP/SWP/465/95).
Published by The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products, EMA
EMAGuidelineVaccineToxicityAnimal ModelsPreclinical TestingThis is a note for guidance on the preclinical evaluation of new vaccine products including combined vaccines, vaccines are those containing antigens not yet described in European Pharmacopoeia monographs or in WHO requirements and vaccines containing live organisms. It indicated the suitable animal models and ethics issues for vaccine preclinical testing.
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ICH S8 Guideline 2006. Note For Guidance on Immunotoxicity Studies for Human Pharmaceuticals (Chmp/167235/2004).
Published by European Medicines Agency (EMA)International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)
EMAGuidelineToxicityAnimal ModelsDrugThis guidance is prepared to provide recommendations on nonclinical testing approaches to identify compounds which have the potential to be immunotoxic, and guidance on a weight-of-evidence decision making approach for immunotoxicity testing.
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European Medicines Agency. Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). Guideline on Adjuvants in Vaccines for Human Use. 2005 (EMEA/CHMP/VEG/134716/2004).
Published by The European Medicines Agency Evaluation of Medicines for Human Use ,
EMAGuidelineVaccineToxicityAnimal ModelsNon-Clinical TestingThis Guideline addresses the quality, non-clinical and clinical issues arising from the use of new or established adjuvants in vaccines. The applicability of this guideline to established adjuvants will vary on a case-by-case basis.
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