Program

Tuesday 26th Hangar 4+5

Plenary sessions in Hangar 4+5.

Time	Hangar 4+5
13:00	Opening ceremony
13:15	Mads Frost Bertelsen Copenhagen Zoo
14:00	Ruth Morgan The Roslin Institute
14:45–15:15	Coffee break
15:15	Karl Johan Öbrink Lecture: Morten Meldal University of Copenhagen
16:00	Benedict Kjærgaard Aalborg University Hospital
19:00	Welcome reception at Copenhagen City Hall

Wednesday 27th Hangar 4 · Hangar 5 · 1st floor (max 50)

Parallel programme in Hangar 4, Hangar 5 and 1st floor (max 50).

Time	Hangar 4	Hangar 5	1st floor (max 50)
09:00	Non-animal methods for the future Eva Bay Wedeby, Technical University of Denmark Terje Svingen, Technical University of Denmark Carla Alves, University of Southern Denmark	The use of pigs in research Steven Van Cruchten, University of Antwerp Kristine Freude, University of Copenhagen Thomas Emil Andersen, University of Southern Denmark Elin Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen	Education and Training Hanna-Marja Voipio, Scand-LAS Education and Training Committee
10:15–10:45	Coffee break
10:45	Automatization in the animal house Glenn Gunner Brink Nielsen, Danish Technological Institute Liza Tchapanova Albrektson, TrackPaw Scientific Gabriel Pedersen, Statens Serum Institute	Animals in neuroscience Sara Hestehave, University of Copenhagen Gitta Wörtwein, University of Copenhagen Kristine Freude, University of Copenhagen	Experimental design Otto Kalliokoski, University of Copenhagen Hannah Louise Zakariassen, Scanbur
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:00	Have the animals become too clean? Stephan Rosshart, University Hospital Erlangen Peter Boysen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Camilla Hartmann Friis Hansen, University of Copenhagen	The use of fish in research Louise Gersdorff Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen Lars Bräutigam, Karolinska Institutet Chloe Stevens, RSPCA	Anesthesia and analgesia
14:45–15:15	Coffee break
15:15	Have the animals become too clean?	The use of NHP in biomedical research – do we still need it!? Jann Hau, University of Copenhagen Majken Dalgaard, Novo Nordisk Lars Siim Madsen, Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs	Poster presentations
19:00	Exhibitors evening in the Exhibition Hall

Thursday 28th Hangar 4 · Hangar 5 · 1st floor (max 50)

Parallel programme in Hangar 4, Hangar 5 and 1st floor (max 50).

Time	Hangar 4	Hangar 5	1st floor (max 50)
09:00	The use of animals for frontline research Jens Juul Holst, University of Copenhagen Lotte B. Knudsen, Novo Nordisk Jonathan Coquet, University of Copenhagen	Training of laboratory animals Dorte Bratbo Sørensen, University of Copenhagen Annette Pedersen, Copenhagen Zoo Mikkel Lykke, Scantox Stine Drent, Scantox	Do we still need animals in biomedical research – an ethical dilemma!? Birgitte Saima Kousholt, Aarhus University Per Sangild, University of Copenhagen Lars Brätigam, Karolinska Institutet
10:15–10:45	Coffee break
10:45	The use of animals for frontline research Maiken Nedergaard, University of Copenhagen Mani Arumugam, University of Copenhagen	Training of laboratory animals	Workshop Klas Abelson, University of Copenhagen
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:00	Animal welfare and welfare assessment David Fraser, University of British Colombia	Animal welfare at the breeders – now & future Peter Gade, Taconic Biosciences Mathilde Mosca, Janvier Labs Amelie Scholtz, Inotiv Tine Rudolph, Charles River Panel discussion	Microbiomics Torben Sølbech Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg Andrew Williams, University of Copenhagen
14:45–15:15	Coffee break
15:15	Perinatal animal research Thomas Thymann, University of Copenhagen Steven Van Cruchten, University of Antwerp	Culture of care Chloe Stevens, RSPCA Lotte Martoft, Aim2Achieve	Past, present and future animal use Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Aarhus University Ann-Christine Eklöf Axel Kornerup Hansen, University of Copenhagen
17:30	Dinner & party at Wallmans

Friday 29th Hangar 4+5

Plenary sessions in Hangar 4+5.

Time	Hangar 4+5
09:00	Why are we so hooked on using mice and rats? Tobias Wang, University of Aarhus Klas Abelson, University of Copenhagen
10:15–10:45	Coffee break
10:45	Why are we so hooked on using mice and rats? Pernille Tveden-Nyborg, University of Copenhagen Rikke Buhl, University of Copenhagen Kim Rewitz, University of Copenhagen
12:00–12:15	Closing ceremony

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