Quality management initiatives: Economic perspective
December 19, 2025In July 2025, the U.S. FDA published a white paper on how strategic investments in quality management initiatives in the pharmaceutical…
Read MoreAssessment of benefit of animal research
December 19, 2025Unless and until we have validated non-animal alternative methods available for routine use, the involvement of animals in research is required…
Read MoreValuable resource: Sex as a biological variable
December 19, 2025Several years ago, we were part of an NIH-funded consortium that developed training materials to provide practical guidance to preclinical researchers…
Read MoreGood Research Practice: Why not?
December 18, 2025This is indeed the central theme of the current newsletter and this has been the central theme in our discussions with…
Read MoreDRIVER: Design and reporting of in vitro experiments
December 18, 2025The RIVER project – originally standing for Reporting In Vitro Experiments Responsibly – was launched in order to improve reporting standards…
Read MoreGlyphosate is back!
December 17, 2025Glyphosate is a widely used broad-spectrum, nonselective herbicide. Over the years, we have followed the controversial discussions on its safety for…
Read MoreTo ARRIVE or not: Ticking (wrong) boxes
December 17, 2025Every now and then we read publications stating that experiments “were conducted according to ARRIVE guidelines”. In most cases, such statements suggest that…
Read MoreThe roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet
December 9, 2025Thus spoke Aristotle … and so did we when launching the online course on Good Research Practice in summer 2025 that…
Read MoreCampfire Session on Research Quality at ECNP 2025
October 31, 2025At the ECNP Congress in Amsterdam, Anton Bespalov and Arnoud Herremans (PAASP and Y47 Consultancy) gathered researchers around a campfire to reflect on a shared…
Read MoreImproving Research Quality in Core Facilities
October 3, 2025In September 2025, PAASP conducted a dedicated workshop in Italy designed to support Core Facility (CF) staff in strengthening research quality…
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