Christmas Update from the HPRA

      🎄 Christmas Update: Most Relevant Items:🎄🎄🎄

• The IA new fees (€320.00/registration/ annum) apply from the 2nd of January 2024 onwards
• The use of lab animals continues the decreasing trend according to the most recent annual returns.
• The collection of annual statistical returns will commence soon and the HPRA urges you to avoid unnecessary errors on submission.
• New forms have been published:

Renewal and amendment of Project

NTPS

Guide to refusals and appeals

• Refining Stereotaxic Surgery: several papers of interest have been included in the update to the HPRA would expect those standards of a justification os to why they cannot be applied.
• Check out other useful links

 

...TO ALL USERS OF GA-ANIMALS

This is of interest to all researchers using GA Animals,  such as Athymic nudes, NSGs and Db/DB mice among others, to fund out if you need a project authorisation or not when using them. Note that the EU has published another guide on the use and maintenance of genetically lateral animals. This flowchart provides a good synopsis though please read the August2023 regulatory update available on SharePoint LAPBRU USERS > REFERENCES-SOPS-3RS > EC GUIDES.