The NC3Rs is the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, the NC3Rs is the government organisation which seeks to reduce the number of animals used in laboratory/medical research and funds research which will lead to these objectives.

Professor Malcolm Clench is a previous PI (2014-2016) on an NC3Rs Strategic Grant entitled 'Labelled IMS TAG Proteins for Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Imaging' and gave a talk at the workshop on 1st March 2017 entitled 'Molecular Pathology/Mass Spectrometry Imaging In Cancer Research' which detailed the outcomes of this award and future work in the area of quantitative imaging that is required to extend the use of MS imaging (and take advantage of its multiplexed nature) in this area.