Animal Research Tomorrow

The Society

The purpose of the Basel Declaration Society is "to strengthen public awareness of the importance of animal models in experimental biomedical research, to foster communication between researchers and the public and to enhance acceptance of the Basel Declaration".

It is structured as a not for profit organization of Swiss law, based in Basel (Switzerland), whose participation is open to scientists and scientific institutions from the world over, which maintains independence and transparency being funded only through its associates' fees and overtly by sponsors

Its current President is Professor Rolf Zeller, from Basel University.

The Basel Declaration Society was rebranded as Animal Research Tomorrow in 2020.

Significance

The Basel Declaration Society was created to establish a common forum of experts supporting the Basel Declaration, able to speak with a single, prominent and respected voice when research is at stake, and to act as a credible interlocutor in public debates on research and animals.

As of April 2013, nearly 2000 researchers from over 30 nations are signatories of the Basel Declaration. The Basel Declaration Society coordinates their efforts to promote better science and animal welfare, largely through continued revision and dissemination of the declaration.

References

References

1. "About the Animal Research Tomorrow".
2. Barros, Ana. (2020-06-22). "Swiss advocacy group rebrands".
3. "Basel Declaration Society Statistics".
4. "Basel Declaration Society Annual Reports".