The Istanbul Workshop organised by the ‘IMPROVE’ COST Action Ethics Crossover Group

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The overall aim of the 'Improving the Quality of Biomedical Science with 3Rs Concepts' (IMPROVE) COST Action (CA21139) is to establish an interdisciplinary network dedicated to refining, harmonising and promoting the adoption of the Three Rs concepts, to enhance the quality of biomedical research. The 'IMPROVE' COST Action has assembled an Ethics Crossover Group composed of volunteer members from each of IMPROVE's four established Working Groups: 'Quality and translatability of science', 'Implementation', 'Dissemination' and 'Education'. This report relates to a two-day workshop, held in Acibadem University in Istanbul on 2-3 September 2024. The workshop was organised by the Ethics Crossover Group in line with the aims and the scope of the 'IMPROVE' COST Action, to address the ethical dimension of research and experiments on laboratory animals.