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)

Animal Week

Don’t miss these other great Animal Week events, organized by the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School!

• “#MeToo and the Sexual Politics of Meat” Carol Adams – Feminist-Vegan Writer and Social Justice Activist
  • Monday, February 25, 12:00pm, Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall 1010
• “Animal Welfare Litigation at the Department of Justice” Varu Chilakamarri – Counselor for Animal Welfare Matters, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Tuesday, February 26, 12:00pm, Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall 1010
• “Undercover Animal Cruelty Investigations” “Pete” – International Undercover Investigator
  • Wednesday, February 27, 12:00pm, Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall 1010
• “A Global Vision of Animal Protection in the 21st Century” Kitty Block, President & CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and President of Humane Society International
  • Thursday, February 27, 12:00pm, Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall 1019

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.