25/08/2005 (Agence Europe) -In return for his efforts to develop methods other than animal testing, Herman Koëter, the deputy executive director and scientific director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), has been awarded the "Doerenkamp-Zbinden" Foundation Prize. This prize rewards scientists' work in helping to reduce the suffering of animals which are experimented on. The EFSA is in the process of defining a proactive policy in favour of animal welfare, the aim of which is to...