A joint symposium was held on 25 and 26 February 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, co-organised by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) and the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA). The event, “Pyrogen testing 2.0: Ethical, Evolving and Eco‑friendly – Implementing safe, rapid, state‑of‑the‑art and sustainable non‑animal approaches worldwide”, was attended by over 800 participants (including 100 on-site) from 71 countries. The level of engagement, dynamic exchanges and broad consensus across stakeholders showed how a once strictly European initiative has now been globally embraced, making the symposium impactful and underscoring the shared commitment to advancing the global transition to animal‑free pyrogenicity testing.
Read the “Pyrogen testing 2.0: Ethical, Evolving and Eco‑friendly” summary report for more information.
See also:
- A major step towards animal-free testing for the test for bacterial endotoxins
- Alternatives to animal testing
- EDQM On Air podcast – A win for animals – Phasing out the rabbit pyrogen test
