Advancing Technology & The 3Rs
Sharing Strategies that Advance Bioscience and Animal Welfare
Sponsored by the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research
March 2, 2012
9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Palace at Somerset Park
Somerset, New Jersey
Program Highlights
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.
Registration
The New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research would be pleased to extend a special reduced rate of $100 to BioNJ Members. Non-member rate is $250. Please contact Annette McCabe to register at 908-228-2203 or via email at mccabe@njabr.org.
