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A new ‘Dragon’s Den’-style funding scheme launched by the UK’s NC3Rs is offering public- and private-sector researchers grants totalling £4.25 million from industrial sponsors to find solutions that will contribute to the replacement, refinement and reduction of animal research in the life sciences. The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) has worked with pharmaceutical and other sponsors including AstraZeneca, Roche and Eli Lilly to come up with six initial CRACK IT challenges, spanning research areas such as developing in vitro human-cell based models, novel non-invasive measurement techniques and whole-system in vitro testing.

The CRACK IT scheme also includes a web-based research engine for problem-solving and idea-sharing between small companies, academic researchers and industry. Follow the link for a more detailed article or view the CRACK IT website directly.