VICT3R aims to reduce animal use in toxicology research by replacing concurrent control groups with Virtual Control Groups (VCGs). This shift has the potential to decrease animal use by up to 25% while maintaining scientific integrity.
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This project is supported by the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) under grant agreement No 101172693.
The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and COCIR, EFPIA, Europa Bío, MedTech Europe, and Vaccines Europe and Instem Scientific Limited.
Funded by the European Union, the private members, and those contributing partners of the IHI JU. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the aforementioned parties. Neither of the aforementioned parties can be held responsible for them.
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