Research organisations
There are several types of institution that conduct research using animals - commercial, academic and charities. The policy statements regarding their position of these organisations on use of animals in scientific research can be found through the links to their websites below.
Organisation
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Type
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| The Academy of Medical Sciences | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Amersham Place | Company | United Kingdom |
| Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Aptuit (Edinburgh) Ltd | Company | United Kingdom |
| Asthma UK | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Animal Procedures Committee | Non-governmental organization | United Kingdom |
| Astellas Pharma | Company | United Kingdom |
| Aston University Birmingham | University | United Kingdom |
| Baxter | Company | United Kingdom |
| BioIndustry Association | Umbrella Organization | United Kingdom, |
| Biomedical Research Education Trust | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Boyd Group | Other | United Kingdom |
| Alzheimer's Society | Charity | United Kingdom |
| British Medical Association | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| British Neuroscience Association | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| British Society for Animal Science | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | Institute | United Kingdom |
| DebRA UK | Charity | United Kingdom |
| DuPont | Company | United Kingdom |
| Farm Animal Welfare Council | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| GE Healthcare | Company | United Kingdom |
| Genzyme | Company | United Kingdom |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | University | United Kingdom |
| GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) | Company | United Kingdom |
| Help the Aged | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) | Company | United Kingdom |
| Imperial College London | University | United Kingdom |
| International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) | International Organisation | Spain |
| Johnson & Johnson | Company | United Kingdom |
| King's College London | University | United Kingdom |
| Medical Research Council | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| Meningitis Research Foundation | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Laboratory Animals Breeders Association of Great Britain | Umbrella Organisation | United Kingdom |
| Merck, Sharp and Dohme | Company | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Central ... |
| Migraine Trust | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Motor Neurone Disease Association | Charity | United Kingdom |
| National Centre for the 3Rs | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| National Osteoporosis Society | United Kingdom | |
| Novo Nordisk | Company | United Kingdom |
| Jeans for Gens | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Nuffield Council on Bioethics | Other | United Kingdom |
| Parkinson's Disease Society | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Patients' Voice for Medical Advance | Other | United Kingdom |
| Proctor & Gamble | Company | United Kingdom |
| Queen Mary College, University of London | University | United Kingdom |
| Royal Society | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Sense about Science | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| St George's Hospital Medical School | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Syngenta | Company | United Kingdom |
| The Stroke Association | Charity | United Kingdom |
| UCL | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Bath | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Belfast | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Cardiff | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Dundee | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Glamorgan | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Newcastle upon Tyne | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Salford | University | United Kingdom |
| University of York | University | United Kingdom |
| Wellcome Trust | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Sanofi-Aventis | Company | France |
| Society of Toxicology | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| St George's Hospital Medical School | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Stand up for Science | Other | United Kingdom |
| The People's Petition | Other | United Kingdom |
| University Loughborough | University | United Kingdom |
| The University of Birmingham | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Edinburgh | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Leeds | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Liverpool | University | United Kingdom |
| University House | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Strathclyde | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Wales, Aberystwyth | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Warwick | University | United Kingdom |
| Veterinary Laboratories Agency | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| Association of Medical Research Charities | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Medical Mouse | Other | United Kingdom |
| Breast Cancer Campaign (BCC) | Charity | United Kingdom |
| EFPIA (The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations) | International Organisation | EU |
| Abbott Laboratories Ltd | Company | United Kingdom |
| Roslin Institute (RI) | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| University of Bristol | University | United Kingdom |
| 3M | Company | United Kingdom |
| De Montfort University | University | United Kingdom |
| Universities Federation for Animal Welfare | Other | United Kingdom |
| The PSP Association | Charity | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | University | United Kingdom |
| Univesity of Nottingham | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Aberdeen | University | United Kingdom |
| Roche | Company | United Kingdom |
| Sequani | Company | United Kingdom |
| SHERT, Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Science Media Centre | Other | United Kingdom |
| Society for Endocrinology | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Research Defence Society | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Queen's University Belfast | University | United Kingdom |
| Pro-Test | Other | United Kingdom |
| IVTIP | Company | United Kingdom |
| Physiological Society | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Open University | University | United Kingdom |
| Biosciences Federation | Umbrella Organization | United Kingdom |
| Babraham Institute | Institute | United Kingdom |
| Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | Charity | United Kingdom |
| AstraZeneca | Company | United Kingdom |
| Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) | International Organization | Switzerland |
| Deafness Research UK (aka The Hearing Research Trust) | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Company | United Kingdom |
| Breakthrough Breast Cancer | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Institute of Food Research (IFR) | Institute | United Kingdom |
| Diabetes UK | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Covance | Company | United Kingdom |
| Lundbeck | Company | United Kingdom |
| National Institute for Medical Research | United Kingdom | |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | Company | United Kingdom |
| Bayer | Company | United Kingdom |
| British Society for Immunology | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| City University | University | United Kingdom |
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Council ( BBSRC) | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| Muscular Dystrophy Campaign | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Charity | United Kingdom |
| British Psychological Society | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| British Heart Foundation | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Charles River Laboratorie | Company | United Kingdom |
| Cancer Research UK | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Heart Research UK | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Coalition for Medical Progress | Umbrella Organisation | United Kingdom |
| British Veterinary Association | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Laboratory Animals Science Association | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| British Association for Psychopharmacology | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Home Office | Government | United Kingdom |
| British Pharmacological Society | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| University of Cambridge | University | United Kingdom |
| Defra | Government | United Kingdom |
| Council of Heads of Medical Schools | Umbrella Organisation | United Kingdom |
| Department of Health | Government | United Kingdom |
| Harlan | Company | United Kingdom |
| Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| Institute of Animal Technology | NDGB | United Kingdom |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Kidney Research UK | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Sheffield Hallam University | University | United Kingdom |
| Pfizer | Company | United Kingdom |
| Novartis | Company | United Kingdom |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc | Company | United Kingdom |
| Shire plc | Company | United Kingdom |
| Society for Experimental Biology | Society/Trust | United Kingdom |
| Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | Trade Association | United Kingdom |
| Amicus | Union | United Kingdom |
| Alzheimers Research Trust | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Action Medical Research | Charity | United Kingdom |
| Allergan | Company | |
| World Medical Association | International Organisation | United Kingdom |
| University of Derby | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Durham | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Glasgow | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Leicester | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Roehampton | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Sheffield | University | United Kingdom |
| University of St Andrews | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Manchester | University | United Kingdom |
| University of Southampton | University | United Kingdom |






