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  2. Mar 18, 2026
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Applauds NIH’s Investment in Animal-Free Research, Says It Will Help the Agency Meet Animal Reduction Goals

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Please see the following statement from Catharine E. Krebs, PhD, medical research program manager for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, regarding today’s announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that it is investing $150 million in human-based research to reduce the use of animals: