Publiceringsdatum25 February 2026
Webinar on Refinement Methods for the Voluntary Administration of Substances to Laboratory Animals
The Swedish 3Rs center invites you to a webinar on the voluntary administration of substances to laboratory animals, presenting two methods that have been distinquished with the EPAA Refinement Prize (2025 and 2021). The webinar will place a special focus on rodents.
Foto: Sören Andersson/2See AB
We are pleased to welcome two outstanding researchers—and EPAA Refinement Prize winners from 2025 and 2021—who will share insights from their work on the voluntary administration of substances to laboratory animals. They will present two different approaches: fluid administration (optimized for infectious substances) and semi‑solid administration (for bioactive compounds, HaPILLness).
Lee Robinson is an in vivo scientist at the University of Dundee and the recipient of the EPAA Refinement Prize 2025. His research focuses on developing and promoting voluntary oral dosing as a refinement method for administering infectious agents, such as the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, to laboratory animals.
Sofia Andreia Domingues Viana is a researcher at the University of Coimbra. Her work is focused on metabolic diseases and their prevention. In her work she applies refined methods for oral drug administration of bioactive compounds to rodents (known as HaPILLness, Refinement Prize 2021).
After the presentations, there will be time for questions from the audience.
Who Should Attend?
The webinar is directed towards laboratory technicians, veterinarians, postdoctoral/doctoral students, early career researchers, PIs and other stakeholders interested in refinement methodologies and the 3Rs.
Time and Place
Date: February 25
Time: 12.00–13.00 CET
Place: Zoom, those who register will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the webinar
Registration
Please fill out the form below to register. Registration closes on February 24.
You should receive an email when you have registered
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