The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT-Europe), housed at the University of Konstanz (Germany), brings together industry representatives, regulators, and academics to address the needs for human-relevant alternative methods to animal testing.

1. CAAT EU
Public Awareness
&
Lobbying
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA –
University of Konstanz, Germany
Francois Busquet, PhD

2. 1981
Stakeholder
Platform
2010
Transatlantic
Hub
2012
CAAT EU Policy
Program

3. CAAT EU POLICY
MESSAGE

4. • Raising awareness on alternative
test methods at EU institutional
level, member state level and
beyond
• Moving from an emotional driver to
a technological and economical
asset
• Connecting and supporting people
who wish to further do 3Rs
• Technological messages

5. Who is Informing on Safety
Testing at the EU level?

6. TALKING ABOUT 3RS TO
THE POLICY ARENA:
“WHAT TO KEEP IN MIND”

7. What is the context of the 3Rs
at the EU level?
VS.
550 11
CAAT-EU bridges experts & policy makers

8. Why do we need
to communicate on safety
testing?
Policy makers are generalists and
multiple backgrounds!

9. Targeting the Audience
Diminishing
RELUCTANCE to
novel technologies
and targeting the
GREY audience

10. “Meet your Scientist”
The MEP-3Rs Scientists Pairing Scheme
Mrs. Pietikainen
27th January 2015
MEP: Member of the European Parliament
Enhance Communication:
Informing, bringing together
people for science-based
decisions

11. STRONG TRANSATLANTIC
COOPERATION

12. Transatlantic Hub
TTIP: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
ACS: American Chemical Society
AOP: Adverse Outcome Pathways
D. Prater
US FDA acting Director
in EU
Regulators
Targeted
Expanding the
Network

13. FOOD FOR
THOUGHTS ON
POLICY PROGRAM

14. What are the Limitations of a
Policy Program at the EP?
•Turn-Over MEPs & Assistants
•MEPs’ availability can be driven by:
•Legislative process
•Actuality & Agenda
•Visibility & Electorate
•Political Weight
•CAAT is Content Provider and Specialist

15. What are the Key components of
CAAT-EU Policy Program?
• Moving from an ethical topic to a
technological asset
• Contribute and support the development of
new standards for consumer safety to
improve Health of EU citizen
• MEP-3Rs scientists pairing scheme
• European Institute for Safety Sciences

16. CAAT EU POLICY
METRICS

17. • Being long-term presence is key
• 100 MEPs, dozen of presentations & missions
• >200 meeting with stakeholders
• Attendance to >50 workshops
• More than 10 workshops actively organised
• Tender for EP-STOA on life sciences
• Eurogroup for Animals award 2014