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 Read more: From horse to mouse to pig to man and back again: understanding the complexities of glucocorticoid biology The Roslin Institute
14:45–15:15	Coffee break
15:15	Karl Johan Öbrink Lecture: Morten Meldal Read more: Click, molecular recognition and cell penetration from a peptide engineering perspective University of Copenhagen
16:00	Benedict Kjærgaard Read more: Pig experiments helped us save patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure Aalborg University Hospital.
19:00	Welcome reception at Copenhagen City Hall

Wednesday 27th Hangar 4 · Hangar 5 · Merlin (1st floor) · Charlie (1st floor)

Parallel programme in Hangar 4, Hangar 5, Merlin (1st floor) and Charlie (1st floor). Poster setup takes place in the foyer area before lunch on Wednesday. Posters should remain displayed until Friday at 10:00 when dismantling takes place. The poster session will take place Wednesday at 16:30 in the foyer area.

Time	Hangar 4	Hangar 5	Merlin (1st floor)	Charlie (1st floor)
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 Read more: Patient-derived in vitro cancer models as alternatives to animals in drug testing	The use of pigs in research Steven Van Cruchten, University of Antwerp Read more: Non-clinical safety testing of new drug modalities: what can we learn from minipigs? Kristine Freude, University of Copenhagen Thomas Emil Andersen, University of Southern Denmark. The pig as a model for development of urinary tract infection vaccines Elin Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen Read more: The use of Göttingen Minipigs in safety testing of a novel antimicrobial inhalation drug candidate	Education and Training Hanna-Marja Voipio, Scand-LAS Education and Training Committee Read more: Scand-LAS Education and Training Committee	Hosted Session: Strategic Optimization of Sterilization in Research Facilities: Enhancing Operational Versatility and Regulatory Compliance through Saturated Steam Gracia Sanchis, Scanbur
10:15–10:45	Coffee break
10:45	Automatization in the animal house Glenn Gunner Brink Nielsen, Danish Technological Institute Read more: Camera based automated home cage monitoring of EAE mice Liza Tchapanova Albrektson, TrackPaw Scientific Read more: Evaluating automatic detection of incompatibility between male mice for timely intervention using TrackPaw Gabriel Pedersen, Statens Serum Institute Oral Abstract: Mouse Models for Neuroscience and Study Design Considerations Evelyn Ordones Sanchez, Ordones Sanchez	Animals in neuroscience Sara Hestehave, University of Copenhagen Read more: Animals in pain research – pushing for a better future for mouse and man Gitta Wörtwein, University of Copenhagen Kristine Freude, University of Copenhagen	Experimental design Otto Kalliokoski, University of Copenhagen Read more: Doing away with irresponsible practices in sample size estimation – the case of the Resource Equation Oral Abstract: Consider the diet carefully when designing microbiome experiments in rodents Michael Pellizzon, Research Diets, Inc. Oral Abstract: Animal welfare and study reproducibility are impacted by home cage relative humidity Hannah Louise Zakariassen, Scanbur Oral Abstract: Designing for Robustness: Accounting for Genetic Drift in Model Selection and Experimental Planning Evelyn Ordones Sanchez, Ordones Sanchez
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:00	Have the animals become too clean? Stephan Rosshart, University Hospital Erlangen Read more: Born to be Wild – Wildlings, a novel translational research model for human diseases 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 Read more: Visualization of innate immune responses in zebrafish Lars Bräutigam, Karolinska Institutet Read more: The Zebrafish in Biomedical Research. Opportunities and Limitations Chloe Stevens, RSPCA Read more: Refinement for laboratory fishes - towards positive welfare?	Anesthesia and analgesia Klas Abelson, University of Copenhagen Read more: Anaesthesia and analgesia in animal experiments – best practices and avoidance of confounding factors Oral Abstract: Inhalant Anesthesia before Euthanasia with CO2 in Laboratory Mice: improvement or change for the worse? Philipp Villiger, Zurich Integrative Rodent Physiology (ZIRP), Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich UZH, Zurich, Switzerland Oral Abstract: Can home-cage-monitoring-derived activity metrics detect postoperative pain in the plantar incision model? Morten Malmberg, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen Oral Abstract: Inhalant Anesthesia before Euthanasia with CO2 in Laboratory Mice: improvement or change for the worse? Philipp Villiger, Zurich Integrative Rodent Physiology (ZIRP), Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich UZH, Zurich, Switzerland Oral Abstract: Microcirculatory impact of vatinoxan and fentanyl in male Wistar rats sedated with medetomidine and midazolam Emily Lindh, University of Helsinki Oral Abstract: When can we trust the Rat Grimace Scale for detection of pain? Helene Dragelund Garcia, University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Section for Biomedicine, Frederiksberg	Hosted Session: Reproducibility, Timelines, Budgets, AND the 3Rs: Overcoming Challenges for Colony Management Urte Jaeh, Charles River
14:45–15:15	Coffee break
15:15–16:30	Models and methods Oral Abstract: Thermoneutral environment improves mouse welfare and reduces stress in metabolic cages Philipp Villiger, Zurich Integrative Rodent Physiology (ZIRP), Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich UZH, Zurich, Switzerland Oral Abstract: The novel Urination Index digital biomarker: Non-invasive detection of hyperglycemia in mouse models of diabetes Thomas Svava Nielsen, TSN Scientific Oral Abstract: The Devil in the Detail: Late-Onset Vascular Complications in Mouse Carotid Artery Catheterization Thomas Svava Nielsen, TSN Scientific Oral Abstract: Enhancing Laboratory Animal Welfare Through Clear Definitions of Furnishings and Enrichment Sara Barr, Swedish National Committee for the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Jönköping, Sweden & Department of Experimental Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Oral Abstract: Ultrasonic Noise in the Housing Colony Alters the Behaviour and Physiology of Rodents - Implications for Animal Welfare and Experimental Reproducibility Paul Bernard, University of Prince Edward Island Oral Abstract: The iMouse System – visual inspection meets AI-based longitudinal analysis of standardized behaviours Janine Kah, iMouse	Refinement Oral Abstract: Evaluation of Structural Environment and Implementation of Novel Foraging Strategies in NHP/Large Animals Nadine Suendermann, Zoonlab Oral Abstract: Sex-Specific Constraints on Refinement and Model Validity in a Severe Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury Rat Model Ansar Fasaludeen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Oral Abstract: Let's dare to face the future Kathrin Reiser, Karolinska University Hospital Oral Abstract: Refining Indirect Calorimetry Experiments by Defining Habituation Requirements in Mice Philipp Villiger, Zurich Integrative Rodent Physiology (ZIRP), Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich UZH, Zurich, Switzerland Oral Abstract: Good welfare: from start to finish Amelie Scholtz, Inotiv Oral Abstract: Habituation as low-effort alternative to structured training achieving substantial welfare benefits in pigs Jennifer Mein, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Radiology Oral Abstract: Refinement is great, critically adapting it is better Britta Klein, Central Animal Facility, University of Muenster	The use of NHP in biomedical research – do we still need it!? Jann Hau, University of Copenhagen Majken Dalgaard, Novo Nordisk Read more: NHP Research – Do We Still Need It? Advancing Porcine Models as Predictive Alternatives in Nonclinical Safety Assessment Lars Siim Madsen, Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs
16:30 - 17:00	Poster session – Foyer area
19:00	Exhibitors evening in the Exhibition Hall

Thursday 28th Hangar 4 · Hangar 5 · Merlin (1st floor) · Charlie (1st floor)

Parallel programme in Hangar 4, Hangar 5, Merlin (1st floor) and Charlie (1st floor)

Time	Hangar 4	Hangar 5	Merlin (1st floor)	Charlie (1st floor)
09:00	The use of animals for frontline research Jens Juul Holst, University of Copenhagen Read more: Experimental animals in the development of GLP-1 receptor agonists 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 Read more: Scientific Knowledge and Personal Passion in the R´s of Animal Experimentation Lars Bräutigam, Karolinska Institutet Oral Abstract: Science, faith and uncertainties in translational neuroscience: Insights from pig models of infant brain development Eva Maria Meier Carlsen, Centre for Science and Faith, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
10:15–10:45	Coffee break
10:45	Progress in biomedical research Maiken Nedergaard, University of Copenhagen Mani Arumugam, University of Copenhagen Oral Abstract: NAMs vs. animal research: do we really need to choose sides? Monique Sundin, European Animal Research Association (EARA) Oral Abstract: FAIR Metadata as a New Approach Methodology for Virtual Control Groups in Preclinical Research Damien Huzard	Training of laboratory animals	Workshop Read more: Experimental Surgery Klas Abelson, University of Copenhagen
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:00	Animal welfare and welfare assessment Read more: New developments in animal welfare science David Fraser, University of British Colombia Oral Abstract: Contactless Monitoring Approaches for Postoperative Surveillance and Severity Assessment in Pigs: A Methodological Overview Lisa Ernst, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen Oral Abstract: Standardized, Study-Specific Animal Welfare Monitoring (AWM) to Elevate Compliance and Scientific Quality Aina Moe, Animal Sciences and Technologies, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden Oral Abstract: Advancing 3R´s: A Heated Shelter Enabling In-cage Surveillance and Improved Postoperative Care Lena William-Olsson, AstraZeneca Oral Abstract: Before Clinical Signs Appear: Continuous Body Temperature Monitoring for Early Detection of Compromised Welfare in Mice Thomas Svava Nielsen, TSN Scientific	Animal welfare at the breeders – now & future Peter Hansen, Taconic Biosciences Read more: Animal welfare at the breeders - now and in the future Mathilde Mosca, Janvier Labs Amelie Scholtz, Inotiv Tine Rudolph, Charles River Read more: Animal Welfare at Charles River Laboratories Panel discussion	Microbiomics Torben Sølbech Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen Read more: Bacteriophages as drivers of safe and standardized gut microbiome restoration Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg Andrew Williams, University of Copenhagen Read more: Size matters: Pig and mouse models in diet-pathogen-microbiome research Oral Abstract: Behavioural phenotyping of the Wildling mouse model Pia Kahnau, German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals and Experimental Toxicology (Bf3R), German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany Oral Abstract: Impact of Natural Gut Microbiota and Pathogens on Skin Inflammation in BALB/c Mice and Wildlings Ida Wang Henriksen, University of Copenhagen: The Faculty of Health Sciences Oral Abstract: Continuous Room Decontamination: Implementation of Far-UVC Preben Leonhardt, UV Medico	Hosted Session: The development of an Animal Core Facility as a research infrastructure within the UCPH Center for Core Facilities Peter Bollen, 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 Read more: Minipigs as translational model for perinatal asphyxia and extreme preterm birth	Culture of care Chloe Stevens, RSPCA Read more: Caring for the carers: avoiding compassion fatigue Lotte Martoft, Aim2Achieve Read more: Culture of Care where animal welfare and data quality meet in animal research	Past, present and future animal use Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Aarhus University Read more: The history of using animals for research 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 Read more: The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus Glaber) as an animal model in pain research
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 Read more: The Horse as a Translational Disease Model: A Dual Benefit for Human and Veterinary Medicine Kim Rewitz, University of Copenhagen
12:00–12:15	Closing ceremony

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