3Rs 

Many of our scientists are at the forefront in the search for and use of strategies to Replace the number of animals used in biomedical research. This includes the use and/or development of in-vitro techniques, in-silico models, microfluidic systems, organoids, etc, as well as the use of less sentient models (known as partial replacements). Below are just a few examples of this research effort performed within the University or in collaboration with colleagues at other Universities:

https://strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/2023/screenin3dsecures225kseedinvestmenttocommercialisedisease-on-a-chiptechnology

https://neuro-central.com/dementia-chip-trevor-bushell-michele-zagnoni-microfluidics-collaboration-future-dementia-research

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1758-5090/ace2ed

https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/projects/low-cost-barrier-on-a-chip-tissue-models-for-in-vitro-toxicity-st

https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/publications/microfluidic-technology-as-an-in-vitro-model-of-microglial-migrat

https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/publications/o2-towards-a-living-biobank-of-surgically-relevant-3-dimensional-

https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/projects/moving-north-expanding-the-use-of-the-chick-embryo-model-in-cance

https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/projects/gibio-gastrointestinal-bioreactor-to-evaluate-ingestible-medicine

https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/projects/exploring-the-reversed-blood-brain-barrier-a-microfluidic-organoi

https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/2025/humanstrokeonchipmodel/ 

https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/2025/spinoutsecures750000investmentintobreakthroughcancertechnology/

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