Programme
- 09.30 – 10.00 Welcome with coffee & tea
Session 1
- 10.00 – 10.15 General opening: background and logic of the day – Dr. Wouter Verdurmen (Radboudumc)
- 10.15 – 10.35 Governing the acceleration of the transition to animal-free innovation - perspectives from the SAFE consortium – Prof. Dr. Ingrid Visseren Hamakers (Radboud University)
- 10.35 – 11.00 Beyond Animal Testing: How Brain Organoids can contribute to the Future of neuroscience – Prof. Dr. Nael Nadif Kasri (Radboudumc)
- 11.00 – 11.15 NAM transition through the lens of philosophy of science – Dr. Simon Lohse (Radboud University)
- 11.15 – 11.40 Towards personalized intervention for retinal disease: the pros and cons of cellular models – Prof. Dr. Rob Collin (Radboudumc)
- 11.40 – 12.05 International initiatives to transition towards animal-free testing – Dr. Luisa Bastos (Eurogroup for Animals)
- 12.05 – 13.05 Lunch Break (vegan)
Session 2
- 13.05 – 13.30 Advanced Cultures: A Promising Path Toward Improved Preclinical Drug Testing – Dr. Bart Smeets (HAN / Radboudumc)
- 13.30 – 13.55 Fybrix: The RU-Developed Hydrogel for Truly Animal-Free Models – Dr. Paul Kouwer (Radboud University / SB Matrices).
- 13.55 – 14.20 Accelerating a just transition to NAMs - Love Hansell (Radboud University)
- 14.20 – 15.40 Breakout rooms for co-shaping the priorities of TPI Nijmegen & refreshments
Session 3: Future steps towards animal free innovation in Nijmegen area
- 15.40 – 16.45 Roundtable: The roles of and opportunities for TPI Nijmegen in the transition
Ellen van de Boogaard, Debby Weijers, Peter Friedl, Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers, Wouter Verdurmen and Jeannette Lorteije. Moderator: Michelle Habets - 16.45 – 17.00 Concluding remarks and way forward for our community
- 17.00 – 18.00 Drinks & snacks
