Advancing Technology & The 3Rs

Sharing Strategies that Advance Bioscience and Animal Welfare

March 2, 2012
The Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, NJ
9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Through the commitment and generous underwriting of NJABR supporters, we are pleased to offer NJABR & SUBR members a special registration rate.

NJABR & SUBR members: $100
Non-members: $250

Agenda

Keynote Topic:
New Ways of Doing Science: International Efforts to Develop Novel 3Rs Approaches
Dr. Belen Tornesi
U.S. Representative, European Partnership for Alternative Approaches, Platform on Science
Research Investigator Toxicologist, Development & Reproductive Specialist
Global Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Abbott Laboratories

AM Panel:
Challenges of Capturing & Communicating 3Rs Progress

• Challenges of Moving Beyond Animal Models to Qualify as Drug Development Tools
Suzanne Fitzpatrick, PhD, Food & Drug Administration

• Non-animal Techniques: Designing out Drug Safety Liabilities in Drug Discovery
Oliver Flint, PhD, Bristol Myers-Squibb

• Refining Animal Model Science to Advance Drug Discovery: Unmet Opportunity
Jeff Everitt, DVM, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development

PM Sharing:
Technical Roundtables
Eight representatives from industry and government will share 3Rs methods that advance science and improve animal welfare.

Research scientists:

You are encouraged to spend a day with counterparts from academia and industry–sharing innovative strategies that demonstrate the 3Rs and valuable research outputs.

If you are looking for inspiration or to find novel ways to improve your studies, this Sharing Conference will give you the science edge you need!

For more information, please contact Annette McCabe at 908.228.2203 or mccabe@njabr.org.

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