July 21, 2009

Home Office annual statistics on animal research

Speakers:
Jon Richmond, Head of Animal Scientific Procedures Division, HOME Office
Dr Judy MacArthur Clark, Chief Inspector, Animals Scientific Procedures Inspectorate
Dr David Reynolds, Senior Director of Preclinical Biomarkers, Pfizer Global Research and Development
Prof Paul Bolam, MRC Senior Scientist, Neuropharmacology Unit at the University of Oxford

Once again, as in previous years, the SMC hosted the launch of the annual report and statistics on the numbers of animals used in scientific procedures in research, featuring, as usual, independent scientists to give scientific background and context.