FC3R is a GIS (Scientific Interest Group), created in 2021, following the vote of the 2021-2030 Research Programming Law. The founding members of the GIS are Inserm, CNRS, INRAE, INRIA, CEA, Institut Pasteur de Paris, France Universités and Udice.

Its missions are :

1. Financing high-impact projects for the 3Rs

2. Develop and disseminate training in the application of the 3Rs.

3. Support research projects with 3R engineering services

4. Encourage the deposit of unpublished lines and data

5. Ensure transparent communication on the 3Rs principle and its application for scientific, regulatory and educational purposes.

Its activities are structured around a steering committee (COPIL), a management team, a scientific committee (CS) and an orientation and reflection council (COR): click here

Since its creation, the FC3R has developed a number of initiatives:

– the launch of calls for projects on 3R-related themes, in particular replacement

– the award of “3R Awards” to researchers and people working in contact with laboratory animals who have made an exemplary commitment to the development and implementation of the 3Rs in France

– the organization of webinars, online seminars on the 3Rs theme, with scientists sharing their expertise

– the provision of French-language documentary resources on the 3Rs: FRIA directory

– the possibility of submitting “short notes” to disseminate unpublished results, positive or negative; these are short articles, written in English, subject to a rapid evaluation and validation process, with assignment of a digital object identifier (DOI)

– the construction of a directory of skills in substitution methods in France ( in vitro, in silico, in chemico, use of invertebrates, etc.): AREA

The FC3R has also organized its first 3R Days, on November 21-22, 2024, with a rich program of presentations: information and replays

The full program is available here. Transcience was one of the organizations supporting the organization of these days.