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Nominations for Lush Prize 2013 flooding in
With the deadline for submissions for the Lush Prize 2013 fast approaching nominations are flooding in. So far we have received nominations from across the globe, including Canada, India, Sweden, Pakistan, Germany, USA, and France. Nominations close on Monday 15th July so there is still time to nominate either your own organisation or someone else.
Nominations open for 2013 Lush Prize
The 2013 Lush Prize is now open for nominations. A further £250,000 is available for ‘outstanding contributions’ to replacing animal use in product safety testing. Nominations and entries are sought across the same five categories as last year: • Science • Training • Lobbying • Public Awareness • Young Researcher The closing date for nominations is July […]
Great news from Europe, but more remains to be done
On 11th March 2013 the European Union banned the sale of new cosmetic products containing ingredients tested on animals with immediate effect. The EU ban means that any company wishing to sell new cosmetic products within the European Union must ensure that none of the ingredients, or finished products, have been tested on animals anywhere […]
2012 Prize Ceremony Gallery and Video Interviews
The 2012 prize winners who were able to attend the award ceremony explain, in their own words a bit about the research or campaigning they are doing. Young Researcher award winnner Elizabeth Woehrling talks about growing human nerve cells in Birmingham. Birgitte Landesmann & Milena Mennecozzi from The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Italy explain […]
The 2012 Prize Winners are…
The 2012 Prize Winners announced last night were as follows: Science Prize Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Italy (£50,000) For their work on toxicity pathways in heptatoxicology and developmental toxicology http://ihcp.jrc.ec.europa.eu Lobbying Prize Humane Society International, USA (£40,000) For their work on removing animal tests from the EU’s non-food pesticide regulations http://www.hsi.org […]
Winners announced today
Around 120 people will be attending the awards dinner tonight to find out who has won the 2012 Lush Prize. People are already gathering at the venue in Shoreditch to hear a global skyped-in debate on animal intelligence, and to tour a ‘future space’ installation showing a world where animal testing no longer exists. Tomorrow […]
2012 Short List Announced
Today we formally announced our short list for the 2012 awards. And with more than thirty projects from fifteen different countries making it through to the final list, the Prize is developing a truly international feel. Successful nominations have arrived from as far away as Russia, Pakistan, Japan and the USA. The short list shows […]
Research Reports now available to download
The Lush Prize is designed to make awards in five key areas which will make a lasting impact in removing animals from product safety testing. They are: – Science – Training – Public Awareness – Lobbying – Young Researcher As part of the process of identifying the most outstanding contribution in each of these fields, […]
Short-listing complete
The Lush Prize Team here at Ethical Consumer have been busy all this week and last reviewing nominations for the 2012 Lush Prize – no mean feat with almost 200 to choose from! Combined with our own area specific research we have selected a short list in each category, of the nominations we feel most […]
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