NRP 79 « Advancing 3R »
The National Research Programme “Advancing 3R – Animals, Research and Society” (NRP 79) aims to promote innovative ideas and constructive approaches for solving problems regarding animal experiments and their legitimacy.
The three main focus areas of the programme are innovation, implementation and ethics and society.
Facts & figures
Overall funding
CHF 20'000’000
Period of research
5 years
President of the Steering Committee
Prof. Dr. Herwig Grimm
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Adrian Heuss
Programme Managers
Marjory Hunt and Irina Sille, SNSF
Open call
18 May 2021