Simon Lohse

@simonlohse.bsky.social

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Philosopher of science at Radboud University 📚🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🇳🇱🇩🇪 & big fan of liberal democracy #philsci #ELSI #HPS #STS -- @isis-radboud.bsky.social -- https://simonlohse.com -- @epsaphilsci.bsky.social steering committee

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PROGRAMME Day I (19/03): Regulatory and political perspectives Chair: Nico Müller 13:30 Introduction 13:35 Love Hansell, Radboud University Nijmegen Embracing uncertainty for new regulatory futures 14:15 Katerina Stoykova, University of Zurich From animal testing to NAMs: How EU legislative design helps – or hinders – the transition 15:00 Break 15:15 Paul Locke, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Transitioning from animal-based research to New Approach Methods at federal agencies in the United States: Window dressing or fundamental change? 16:00 Anne Van Veen, Utrecht University The transition to animal free safety testing: time to bring in the nonhuman animals! Day II (20/03): Meta-scientific perspectives Chair: Simon Lohse 13:30 Pandora Pound, Safer Medicines Trust Moving beyond animal experimentation in scientific research: Reflections on the last 20 years and where we are now 14:15 Catharine E. Krebs, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Addressing animal methods bias: The peer review bias that favors animal use and sets back adoption of NAMs 15:00 Break 15:15 Sara Green and Michele Salluce, University of Copenhagen Replacing and refining animal models: Lessons from cancer research and neuroscience 16:00 Nico Müller, University of Basel Pipelines, mosaics, and mouse-shaped questions: Why the transition beyond animal experiments requires research agenda shifts 16:45 Closing Remarks 17:00 End of workshop
Workshop poster with an image of a hand holding an organ-on-a-chip. (Title) Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for the Transition Beyond Animal Experimentation in Research and Safety Testing: What‘s New? What‘s Next? Animal use in science and safety testing persists at high levels – despite decades of advocacy and innovation in alternatives. Apart from technical challenges, this also raises urgent philosophical, ethical, legal, and social-scientific issues. This two-day online workshop focuses on new perspectives that can help to understand the intersection of scientific and human obstacles that slow down transition. Join the discussions to broaden your perspective on the animal experimentation transition and help to explore pathways to a future of innovative, responsible science. Organised by Love Hansell, Radboud U; Simon Lohse, Radboud U; Nico D. Müller, U of Basel Online, 19–20 March 2026 13:30–17:00 CET each day Register by 17 March: tinyurl.com/nam-workshop
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