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Korea to Advance Research in Drug Safety and Animal Testing Alternatives

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea announced that it will hold a briefing on December 19 at the Grand Intercontinental Parnas Hotel in Gangnam, Seoul, targeting industry, academic, and research institutions. The event aims to discuss research projects in the areas of standardization of alternative animal [...]

Number of Animals Used for Experiments Triples over Decade

SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of animals used for experiments in South Korea nearly tripled in 2019 from 10 years earlier, data showed Monday, with private firms carrying out most of the related research. South Korea used 3.71 million animals for research purposes last year, up sharply from just 1.32 million in [...]