Project Team

The Altweb Project Team is responsible for providing the vision and direction for the site. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive global resource, with scientifically accurate, timely information about alternatives.

The project team includes representatives from the following organizations:

Alternatives Research and Development Foundation
Alternatives Research and Development Foundation

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Animal Welfare Information Center
Animal Welfare Information Center

Canadian Council on Animal Care
Canadian Council on Animal Care

Center for Laboratory Animal Welfare
Center for Laboratory Animal Welfare

Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency



European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM)

ECOPA
European Consensus-Platform for Alternatives (ECOPA)

European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education (EURCA)
European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education (EURCA)

Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration

Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments

Humane Society of the United States
Humane Society of the United States

ILAR (Institute for Laboratory Animal Research) logo
The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods
Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods


International Centre for Alternatives in Research and Education

Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

Laboratory Animal Unit, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo
Laboratory Animal Unit, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)

National Library of Medicine
National Library of Medicine

The Procter & Gamble Company
The Procter & Gamble Company

RSPCA logo
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)

The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare

University of California Center for Animal Alternatives
University of California Center for Animal Alternatives

Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal Use
University of Utrecht

Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal Use

PREX Online Databases

The Veterans Administration
The Veterans Administration

ZEBET
ZEBET (email)