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March 1, 2019, 12:00 - 2:00 PM

This panel gave an overview of the current state of developing alternatives to animal use in science and research, before then discussing whether an “accelerator” type business model could be used to explore and invest in alternatives potentially leading to life-saving improvements for both people and animals.

This event was free and open to the public.

Panelists

  • Aysha Akhtar, Deputy Director, Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program

  • Warren Casey, Director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program's Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

  • Nathan Herschler, Executive Director, New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS)

Part of Animal Law Week at Harvard Law School, sponsored by the Animal Law & Policy Program. This session cosponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

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Tags

animals   bioethics   health law policy   innovation   medical safety   public health   regulation   research