Seminar on “Improving Animal Studies: Welfare, Reproducibility, and Surgical Best Practice”
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026, Aarhus University and Charles River invite you to a free scientific seminar focused on practical approaches to animal welfare and improving the quality of animal-based research.
The program features expert presentations on selecting appropriate animal models, increasing reproducibility and translatability, best practices in rodent surgery, and how the 3Rs can strengthen both welfare and scientific outcomes.
Please register no later than 3 March, 2026 for the free-to-attend scientific seminar.
Venue:
Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, Lille Anatomisk Auditorium, Room 1231-424, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Program:
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Setting the Scene: Why Focus on Animal Model Selection
Lars Friis Mikkelsen, Charles River
9:15 – 10:00 How to Increase Reproducibility and Translatability in your Animal Studies
Tine Rudolph, Charles River
10:00 – 10:15 Networking and Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 The Importance of Good Surgical Practice in Rodent Surgery – Tips & Tricks
Thomas Svava Nielsen, TS Nielsen Scientific Consult
11:00 – 11:30 Leveraging Animal Welfare and the 3Rs to Optimize Scientific Research
Tine Rudolph, Charles River
11:30 – 11:45 Summary, Panel Discussion, and Networking – What Did You and We Learn Today?
Contact Jakob le Fèvre Harslund Jakob@biomed.au.dk, Birgitte Kousholt Birgitte.kousholt@clin.au.dk, Tine Rudolph Tine.Rudolph@crl.com or Lars Friis Mikkelsen LarsFriis.Mikkelsen@crl.com for any further information.