Beyond Compliance: How Novel Animal Welfare Initiatives Shape Better Science

Animal welfare investment at Scantox goes well beyond accreditation. AAALAC-certified facilities, a Culture of Care program, positive reinforcement training, and the newly opened indoor/outdoor facility combine to create study conditions in which welfare standards and scientific quality are built from the same foundation.

Join Mikkel Lykke Krarup, DVM, Chief Scientific Officer, Regulatory Toxicology at Scantox for “Beyond Compliance: How Novel Animal Welfare Initiatives Shape Better Science” on June 25, 2026 | 15:00 CEST, followed by a Q&A session.

Mikkel will walk through Scantox’s welfare program in practice: from the AAALAC and GLP foundation through Culture of Care, species-specific enrichment, specialized training, innovative techniques and facility design – and what each means for data quality and study outcomes.

Whether you are a study director, a toxicologist evaluating CRO animal welfare standards, or a preclinical development lead, this session offers a practical view of what welfare-driven science looks like at a leading European CRO.

Key Learning Objectives

Understand the Culture of Care framework and how AAALAC accreditation underpins Scantox's approach to welfare-driven science.
Explore the design principles behind Scantox’s indoor/outdoor facility and what they mean for stress reduction and study quality.
Discover how positive reinforcement training enables large animals to complete specific procedures voluntarily, improving study conduct and data reliability.
Examine the role of enrichment programs and daily human–animal interaction in reducing background variability and supporting GLP-quality data.
Learn how veterinarian-led procedure refinement and an open staff culture make high welfare standards sustainable across studies and sites.

Who Should Attend

Study directors and in-life scientists working with rodents, minipigs, dogs, or other large-animal species.
Toxicologists and preclinical development leaders evaluating CRO partners for regulatory toxicology studies.
Animal welfare officers, veterinarians, and laboratory animal scientists with 3Rs program responsibility.
Regulatory affairs professionals assessing how facility accreditation supports IND/IMPD submissions.
Project managers and outsourcing leads at biotech companies seeking CRO partners with strong welfare credentials.

Mikkel is a veterinarian with more than 15 years of experience in the life sciences and over a decade in the contract research industry. As Chief Scientific Officer of Regulatory Toxicology at Scantox Group, he leads scientific strategy and study design for IND-enabling programs, with a primary focus on small molecules and broader application across various therapeutic areas and modalities. His expertise spans regulatory toxicology, translational science, and the operational complexities of outsourced drug development. Mikkel also serves on the Danish Animal Experiments Council, where he contributes to ethical oversight and scientific review of research animal use as an appointed representative of Danish Industry. His scientific leadership at Scantox is closely tied to the development of the Culture of Care program, the positive reinforcement training initiatives for large animals, and the welfare design principles behind the new indoor/outdoor facility.

Mikkel Lykke Krarup

Chief Scientific Officer, Regulatory Toxicology
Scantox

Beyond Compliance: How Novel Animal Welfare Initiatives Shape Better Science

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