Chairs: Adriana Canapa – Paola Zarattini - Nicola Simola

1. 9:30

   Tommaso Di Paolo (Ministero della Salute)

   The legal protection of animals in scientific experimentation

2. 10:05

   Paola Zarattini (Università di Trieste)

   Welfare and care of the laboratory animals: new milestones achieved in the facilities

3. 10:40

   Anna Di Cosmo (Università degli Studi Napoli Federico II)

   Invertebrates and Humans: perspectives from Science, Ethics, and Policy

4. 11:15

   Cinzia Chiandetti (Università di Trieste)

   Rethinking Invertebrate Research: where do we draw the line between use and protection?

5. 11:50

   Pier Paolo Loddo (OPBA Università degli studi di Cagliari)

   Wellbeing of fish used in scientific research

6. 12:25

   Davide Baldera (OPBA Università degli studi di Cagliari)

   Swimming our way through science: the zebrafish as a research model

7. 13:00

   Monica Carosi (Presidente API, Università Roma Tre)

   Adaptive evolution and individual ontogenetic trajectory: the biological dimensions of welfare

8. 13:30

   Pausa pranzo