Collaborating ministries
As the TPI programme covers several policy areas, collaboration between the different ministries is important.
The following six ministries together are partner of TPI:
- Education, Culture and Science (OCW)
- Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW)
- Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
- Defence
- Economic Affairs (EZ)
- Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN)
Read more about the interrelated policies of the departments in the document (in Dutch) Beleid en regelgeving rond alternatieven voor dierproeven.
Cooperating ministeries
The cooperating ministries contribute to TPI's objectives from their policies:
- OCW: promotes the quality of science.
- IenW: focuses on assessing the risks and safety of chemical substances.
- VWS: follows opportunities and developments in healthcare, establishes legislation and regulations for assessing safety and health risks.
- Defence: researches medical measures, for instance against toxic substances.
- EZ: encourages innovation.
- LVVN: focuses on animal welfare (including laboratory animals), crop protection and food safety.
Programme office by LVVN
The Ministry for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality directs the TPI programme. This involves, among other things, a programme office that:
- organises meetings with other departments and partners;
- organises activities to discuss the transition with partners and with the broad network.
- reports annually to the House of Representatives, with input from partners, on TPI progress; and
- supports the responsible ministers on TPI policy, the 3Rs and welfare of laboratory animals.
Transition Programme for Innovation without the use of animals (TPI) is a programme promoting the transition to animal-free research. A partner programme in which ministries and other organisations work together.