The Foundation for Biomedical Research

04/14/2026

FBR’s 2025 Annual Report is now available. Inside, you’ll find a look back at a year of impact, highlighting how FBR is advancing public understanding of animal research, expanding educational outreach, and elevating the conversation around biomedical innovation. Take a look here: https://www.flipsnack.com/fbresearch/fbr-2025-annual-report

03/26/2026

Epilepsy affects millions worldwide, and animal research has been critical to understanding how seizures affect the brain.

Research with animal models including mice, rats and zebrafish has helped scientists better understand seizures and develop treatments that improve lives.

Support lifesaving research with a donation to FBR today: https://fbr.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/donationpage

03/23/2026

Dogs are helping drive breakthroughs in aging research. 🐾

See how the Dog Aging Project, featured on 60 Minutes, is advancing health for both pets and people.

The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, too.

03/09/2026

New reporting from 60 Minutes reveals that a suspected microwave weapon tied to Havana Syndrome was tested with rats and sheep in a U.S. military lab. The studies found injuries similar to those experienced by affected personnel, highlighting the important role animal research plays in investigating complex medical and national security threats.

For years, the U.S. government has doubted the stories of those suffering from AHI, commonly called Havana Syndrome. Now, victims hope that reports of a newly discovered weapon will finally vindicate them.

02/28/2026

This Rare Disease Day, we recognize children living with rare conditions. Many rare diseases begin in childhood. Research with animal models is helping bring new therapies to patients who need them most.

Learn more about the role of animal research, and help FBR continue this work: https://fbresearch.org/give

02/04/2026

Animal research helped make ALS treatments possible. “Until NAMs are fully validated with benchmarks that ensure their accuracy, reliability and relevance, we must also consider the ethical value of developing drugs for patients that are based on the best available science — a combination of animal research and NAMs,” FBR’s president wrote in a letter to the edit in the Los Angeles Times today.

Read the letter:

'According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s May 2025 report on the state of organ-on-a-chip technology, New Approach Methods (or NAMs) are playing an increasingly important role in drug development, but they lack established benchmarks,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

01/30/2026

Neglected tropical diseases are often invisible to the world but not to the scientists working to stop them.

On World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, we recognize the role of animal research in developing treatments and vaccines for more than 1 billion people.

12/18/2025

From the lab to the lap: our newest shares how retired research rodents are beginning their next chapter through the Washington Adoption Center for Retired Research Animals .

Read more: https://fbresearch.org/rehome-research-rodents

12/16/2025

As we close out the year, FBR is working to reach our $25,000 year-end goal. This winter, your donation helps us share the truth about humane animal research, educate the public and move lifesaving science forward. ❄️💙
https://fbr.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/donationpage

12/15/2025

HIV/AIDS Awareness Month reminds us how far science has brought us.

Nonhuman primates, humanized mice and other animal models made today’s HIV treatments – ART and new treatments like immunotherapy – possible.

12/04/2025

Support FBR’s mission to advance science education and highlight the essential role of animal research. Your gift helps us keep this work strong. 💙

🔗 Donate today: https://fbresearch.org/give