14/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - MEPs wrote on 11 April to the Commissioner responsible for research, Janez Potoènik, to express their discontentment at the “shocking” announcement that Professor Thomas Hartung, who has headed the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) since 2002, is to be dismissed. “We urge you to reconsider your decision to sack Mr Hartung”, the signatories of the letter say. Given the significant reduction in the funds allocated to the...