The Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition is made up of organizations across the Atlantic Coast, from fishing captains to bird conservation organizations to biomedical companies, that all understand the critical role horseshoe crabs play in our marine ecosystem. Watch to find out how your organization can become a member of the HCRC.
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Today, on April 24th, the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition is commemorating World Day for Laboratory Animals. ![]()
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The focus of this day is to educate the public, legislators and policy makers about the use of animals in medical testing and the alternatives available. ![]()
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The blood of horseshoe crabs has been used in recent years to create a product (Limulus amoebocyte lysate, or LAL) that is used to treat for endotoxins in biomedical products. ![]()
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Luckily there are synthetic equivalents available to use, rather than the blood of horseshoe crabs. These synthetic products were approved for use in the United States by the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) in 2024, and are also approved for use by pharmacopeias in many other countries, worldwide.![]()
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Coalition partners are working to speed the transition of pharmaceutical companies from using LAL for endotoxin testing to using synthetic equivalents. ![]()
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The Coalition applauds pharmaceutical companies which are actively transitioning to synthetic products for endotoxin testing and those which have begun the transition process.![]()
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