Workshop: Implementation of the 3Rs - Regulatory Animal Testing and Current Debates on Transparency in Animal Experimentation

Workshop: Implementation of the 3Rs - Regulatory Animal Testing and Current Debates on Transparency in Animal Experimentation

Event Details:
Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 13:00-18:30 (followed by an apéro riche)
Venue: University of Zurich

Speakers:

Dr. Lothar Aicher, MBA, ERT, Regulatory Toxicologist, Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), University of Basel

Dr. Markus Hofmann, Deputy Head of REACH & Risk Management section, Federal Office of Public Health

Prof. Dr. Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Professor of Evidence-Based Transition to Animal-free Innovations, Utrecht University

Dr. iur. Vanessa Gerritsen, Member of the Executive Board, Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR, Foundation for the Animal in the Law), Zurich

Dr. med. vet. Otto Maissen, Head of Animal Experimentation and Evaluations, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

Dr. Barbara Felde, Vice Chair, German Legal Society for Animal Welfare Law

This workshop took place as part of the National Research Program (NRP79) «Advancing 3R»,
project "Implementation of the 3Rs in Swiss Law", funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). It was exclusively open to NRP79 researchers and a select group of invited guests.

Flyer (PDF, 738 KB) with programme and further information