About zebrafish

Advantages of using zebrafish embryos:

Zebrafish have 87% genetic similarities with humans in terms of disease, making them a highly predictive model. This allows us to obtain faster, less expensive, and, above all, more sustainable results compared to traditional methods.

Zebrafish are a popular animal model for biomedical research and toxicity studies due to their numerous natural advantages: they are vertebrates that share most organs and systems with humans, and over 87% of homologous genes. Furthermore, they exhibit rapid, translucent external development, allowing trials to be completed within a week, through direct observation and without the need for invasive techniques.

Before reaching the market, every chemical or pharmaceutical product must undergo biosafety validation.

animales utilizados en testeos de laboratorio

Nearly 190 million animals are used in toxicity testing each year. These tests are expensive and time-consuming.

The UNQ ZebraTox Platform is a pioneer in the country in providing biosecurity validation services using the zebrafish model as an alternative animal resource. It is the only one certified by ANMAT in the country.

In commitment to the ethical use of experimental animals, we use zebrafish embryos for the purpose of Reduce, Refine and Replace, also known as the 3Rs principles.

Commitment to the environment!

3Rs principles

1. Replace:

Replacing animals with alternative methods, such as computational models and cell cultures, whenever possible.

2. Reduce:

Reduce the number of animals used in experiments, ensuring that the necessary information is obtained efficiently and with the fewest possible animals.

3. Refine:

Improve experimental techniques to minimize animal pain, distress, and suffering.