The Global 3Rs Awards program recognizes significant innovative contributions toward the 3Rs of animal research to advance ethical science, by any researcher 1,2 (nominated author, principal investigator, or research team leader) in academia or industry in any area of biology (e.g., basic science, discovery, development, teaching, testing, manufacture for new medicines, vaccines, medical devices or healthcare products for humans and animals). Up to four Global Awards (North America, Europe, Pacific Rim, and the Rest of World) will be presented in 2023 in the amount of $10,000 (USD) each. Thank you, dear Franz! Our time with you was an inspiration and a great privilege to us all. With his passing, the 3Rs field has lost one of its most dedicated pioneers. Franz’ life achievements were recently celebrated in an editorial published on occasion of his 80 th birthday ( ALTEX 40, 1). He was still active as the President of ALTEX Edition and President of the Doerenkamp Zbinden Foundation. He worked as an associate professor at the Free University in Berlin, academic director of the animal research facility at the University of Konstanz, scientific advisor of Animalfree Research (then FFVFF), editor-in-chief of ALTEX, and CEO of ALTEX Edition and of the Doerenkamp Zbinden Foundation. Franz was a veterinarian who dedicated his entire carrier to promoting animal welfare and alternatives to animal experimentation. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues and friends at ALTEX Edition and the Doerenkamp Zbinden Foundation as well as by many collaborators in the field of alternatives to animal experiments. Franz leaves behind his wife Ursula Grashey and his son Jonas Grashey. It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our esteemed colleague and friend, Franz Paul Gruber, DVM, PhD, who passed away on Apin Münsterlingen, Switzerland after a prolonged illness.
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