SAALAS 2025 Well-Being Post-Conference

SAALAS 2025 Well-Being post-conference day, “Global Trends in a Local Context: New Approaches and Building Trust”, independently hosted by Humane World for Animals, South Africa on 8 May 2025 at 26° South Hotel, Muldersdrift Gauteng

 Topic: Global Trends in a Local Context: New Approaches and Building Trust 

PURPOSE
• To create awareness for New Approach Methodologies (“NAM’s”) and Microphysiological Systems (“MPS”) and to explore how the NAM’s can benefit aspects of research, supporting the SANS requirement for replacement.
• To discuss global trends in Openness in Research and the benefits of openness in the verification of other institutions, their AREC’s and facilities, improving the efficiency in the ethics approval process.
• Launch of Humane World for Animals South Africa’s, Animals in Science Unit, which has a limited offering to serve as the Category C representative on ethics committees.