NAT Database on Non-Animal Technologies
Posted on 2020-08-22The NAT database (Non-Animal Technologies) recently launched by Doctors Against Animal Experiments (DAAE) gives an overview about animal-free research technologies that are developed all over the world. This database currently contains 250 entries on animal-free methods and will continuously be updated. It is freely available at www.NAT-database.org in English or German and all entries are free for download and sharing.Â
Entries contain a short abstract of the respective technology as well as information on contact persons including affiliations and references such as peer-reviewed publications or press releases from universities and research institutes. Commercially available technologies and research models such as microphysiological systems or advanced human cell culture models are also included. Â
The NAT database is supposed to inform scientists, regulators, and politicians, as well as the general public, about the power and the advantages of non-animal technologies. Users can run a full text search or use different filter options such as research areas (e.g., oncology, toxicology, or drug development) or research models (e.g. organ-on-a-chip, 3D bioprinting, or computer models). The NAT database also enables a specific search for validated methods, which are additionally labelled in case of regulatory acceptance for safety testing by ECVAM or OECD.