2012 Lush Prize Short List
Short list of projects making outstanding contributions to replacing animal testing.
Science Prize
SC1: Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, USA
For work on the Human Toxome project and other 21st Century toxicology research
http://caat.jhsph.edu
SC2: Antidote Europe, France
For work on pesticide mixtures and human cell lines
http://www.antidote-europe.org
SC3: Givaudan: Andreas Natsch and Roger Ernter UK
For development of the KeratinoSens skin sensitisation test
http://www.givaudan.com
SC4: Anna Maria Bassi, Italy
For her team’s work on toxicity pathways using mammalian cell lines
http://unige.it
SC5: Monica Suarez Korsnes, Norway
For her work on variability in cellular response within cell lines
http://www.nvh.no
SC6: B. Zimmer et al, University of Konstanz , Germany
For the international team involved in Human Neural Crest Cell toxicity pathway research
http://www.uni-konstanz.de
SC7: M. Lindstedt et al, University of Lund, Sweden
For their work on biomarker analysis for skin sensitivities
http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se
SC8: Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Italy
For their work on toxicity pathways in heptatoxicology and developmental toxicology
http://ihcp.jrc.ec.europa.eu
SC9: Naoaki Ishi et al, Tokai University, Japan
For their work on an alternative test for anti-ageing substances
http://www.u-tokai.ac.jp
Lobbying Prize
L1: Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, USA
For their work in Washington on informing regulators about 21st Century Toxicology
http://caat.jhsph.edu
L2: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India
For their work with Indian regulators on a cosmetics testing ban
http://www.petaindia.com
L3: Humane Society International, USA
For their work on removing animal tests from the EU’s non-food pesticide regulations
L4: Stop Vivisection (European Citizens’ Initiative), Italy
For their project to attract 1,000,000 signatures on a stop vivisection petition in Europe
http://www.stopvivisection.eu
L5: Doctors Against Animal Experiments , Germany
For their lobbying against primate experiments and botox animal testing
http://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de
L7: Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), India
For their research and lobbying on animal testing in India
http://www.fiapo.org
L8: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, USA
For their lobbying around changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act
http://www.pcrm.org
L9: The Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments, Sweden
For their lobbying to enforce to the European 2013 cosmetics testing ban
http://www.forskautandjurforsok.se
Training Prize
T1: Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, UK
For its Summer Studentship Scheme to give students practical lab experience
http://www.drhadwentrust.org
T2: Portuguese Society for Humane Education
For their proposed conference on Alternatives in Portugal
http://www.icaae.com
T3: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), USA
For their work on arranging and funding training on non-animal tests for Chinese officials
http://www.peta.org
T4: Institute for In Vitro Sciences, USA
For their vital work on training researchers in non-animal methods from Brazil to Japan
http://www.iivs.org
T5: Norecopa, Norway
For their work on the NORINA database of non-animal testing products and teaching aids
http://www.norecopa.no
T6: The Alexandra Association, Monaco
For their work on the open source models for cell culture technologies
http://alexandra-project.org
T7: InterNICHE, UK
For their work in training in former Soviet states, South America and Africa
http://www.interniche.org
T8: The International QSAR Foundation, USA
For their international database on chemicals and toxicity
http://www.qsari.org
Public Awareness Prize
PA1: Pro Anima, France
For their work on raising awareness of REACH and animal testing in France
http://www.proanima.fr
PA2: Decipher Films, Canada
For their feature film ‘Maximum Tolerated Dose’ on animal testing
http://maximumtolerateddose.org
PA3: Humane Society International
For their Cruelty Free 2013 campaign to enforce the European 2013 cosmetics testing ban
http://www.hsi.org
PA4: Japan Anti-Vivisection Association, Japan
For their successful campaign to persuade Shiseido to abandon animal testing
http://www.java-animal.org
PA5: EQUIVITA Scientific Anti-vivisection Committee, Italy
For their work bringing the attention of animal testing to the wider global justice community
http://www.equivita.it
PA6: NOAH, Menschen für Tiere e.V., Germany
For the quality of their creative adverts and interventions on animal testing
http://www.noah.de/wp
PA8: Beagle Freedom Project, USA
For the high profile rescue of 40 beagles from a laboratory in Spain
http://www.beaglefreedomproject.org
PA7: Andrew Knight, UK
For producing the book ‘The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments’
http://www.andrewknight.info
PA9: Animal Friends Croatia
For their work on awareness raising in Croatia
http://www.animal-friends-croatia.org
PA10: VITA Animal Rights Centre, Russia
For their work on awareness raising with the Russian media
http://www.vita.org.ru
Young Researcher Prize
YR1: Elizabeth Woehrling, UK
For her work on the development of a new in vitro test for neurotoxicity
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-woehrling/35/823/56a
YR2: Felix Rivera-Mariani, USA
For work on expanding an existing non animal test into new areas
http://www.linkedin.com/in/felixeriveramariani
YR3: Susana Paço, Portugal
For her proposed work on computer modelling tissue regeneration
http://www.iscte-iul.pt
YR4, Chiara Scanarotti, Italy
For her work on skin sensitisation and chemical mixtures
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chiara_Scanarotti
YR5: Tariq Mahmood, Pakistan
For his work on skin irritation and safety testing
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tariq_Mahmood14
YR6: Line Mathiesen, Norway
For her work on studying the impact of toxics on placental tissue
http://publichealth.ku.dk
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