🇨🇭 Transparency in animal experimentation: Swiss laws inform the public about aspects like species and severity, but key info on e.g. surplus animals and funding is missing. Our article explores how legal updates could fill these gaps. IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics National Research Programme NRP 79 🔗mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1…

It is argued that ethical xenotransplantation could require genetic pain disenhancement in pigs. We advocate for prioritizing alternatives and highlight the importance of considering non-sentientist harms. @Edwin_Vethics - IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics Read our response: jme.bmj.com/content/early/…

In society, we tend to have children later in life. Policymakers often describe the "postponement" of parenthood as a worrying trend. But we know very little about how older parents experience raising children later in life. At Cheryl Reppy we study this topic journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

How can #bioxphi shed light on sacrificial dilemmas in animal research? In our new paper, we present a novel approach and offer a practical template. Swiss-based study already underway! Thanks to IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics, Experimental Philosophical Bioethics (BioXPhi) Lab, and my co-authors. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A new paper by Christian Rodriguez Perez, Shaw, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Elger, & Persson investigated "3R dilemmas in animal research” using experimental bioethics, as well as “cases of speciesism in 3R decision-making." 3/ link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Many thanks to the #eursafe2024 organizers for the opportunity to share our work, to the audience for their input, and to my co-authors! IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics - National Research Programme NRP 79

On Thursday, I will be discussing the ethics of killing animals in research at the Swiss 3R Competence Centre (3RCC) Cookie Catch Up, as part of our National Research Programme NRP 79 project EXPLOR3R - IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics. Join us online!

Switzerland will (finally) join the rest of Europe and legalise egg donation, a step further in medically assisted reproduction. What are the important issues to keep in mind when drafting the new legal rules? At IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics we do research on this 👇👇journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

Are you a researcher who is currently or has previously been involved in animal research in Switzerland? The National Research Programme NRP 79 project & Christian Rodriguez Perez would like to better understand Swiss based researcher's attitudes to animal research. Take the 15min survey: tinyurl.com/2smy2377

Clarifying the 3Rs 💡 @Edwin_Vethics, Christian Rodriguez Perez, & IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics colleagues discuss the inconsistencies & imprecision of the #3Rs and provide specific recommendations for revising them, with a focus on absolute replacement. #sciencetwitter cambridge.org/core/journals/…

🔍 NEW STUDY clarifies the 3Rs principles (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) in animal experimentation. Authors propose revised definitions to address limitations and inconsistencies in current practices, enhancing ethical research. Read more here: 🔗 ow.ly/RYIb50TVmIR

📣 New in #animalethics: Drs. Persson, Christian Rodriguez Perez, Louis-Maerten, Müller, and Shaw of IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics explore the ethics of killing in animal research and the #3Rs. 🧵 #AnimalWelfare #WelfareWednesday link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Call for submissions! Join us in Basel for the 2025 Basel-Oxford-NUS Experimental Bioethics -- BioXPhi -- Summit | Hosted at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics | University of Basel - JUNE 25-27, 2025. Co-sponsored NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics Uehiro Oxford Institute buff.ly/4flBPWA

⏳ 10 days left to submit your abstracts for the #BioXPhi Summit 2025 in Basel (June 25-27)! If you are working on experimental/empirical bioethics or moral psychology, we invite you to contribute. Submit by Jan 31st! 📝 ibmb.unibas.ch/en/public-outr…

Un grand merci au #ResAL pour l’opportunité de présenter une partie de notre travail (IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics - National Research Programme NRP 79) lors de l’ #animaltechnicianday à Genève. De nombreuses rencontres et des échanges fascinants!

Note! Please share — New Citizen Science project explores ethical dilemmas in embryo selection | The Uehiro Oxford Institute uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/tinker…

JOB: Post-doc position in AI Ethics / X-PHi of AI / HCI at my chair at Graz University (Austria). The position is for 3.5 years. Deadline May 6, link in comments. Please share widely.

🚨 Still time to register and join the conference online! Join us online this Thursday–Friday (June 26–27) for the Basel-Oxford-NUS Experimental Philosophical Bioethics (BioXPhi) Summit 2025. 🔗 Program & online registration: ibmb.unibas.ch/en/public-outr…

Excited for two days of experimental philosophical bioethics in Basel, Switzerland ☺️

Last week, the IBMB - Institute for Biomedical Ethics - University of Basel hosted the 2025 Experimental Philosophical Bioethics (BioXPhi) Summit, in collaboration with NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Uehiro Oxford Institute. It was great to engage with cutting-edge Bioethics research and to present preliminary results from our National Research Programme NRP 79 study on animal research dilemmas.