The goal of the 2nd National Conference on Alternatives to Animal Experiments 2019 (NCAAE-2019) is to provide a national platform for people active in the animal rights movement and those interested in learning more about animal rights. The NCAAE-2019 conference focuses on oral and poster sessions on Refinement and Reduction (e.g. animal welfare, education) as well as Replacement topics (e.g. disease models, non-animal tools for basic biomedical research, toxicity studies, Omics techniques, advanced 3D models including recent progress in developing human-organ-chips). The conference aims at exchanging ideas with each other and independent scientists to discuss progress and obstacles and identify future challenges in promoting alternatives to animal testing in India. Adhering to the 3Rs, NFB strives to raise public, governmental and scientific awareness for a better acceptance of alternatives both at member state and European levels.

The conference will be held at Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science and Commerce which is a premier institution established in the year 1937 by the initiative taken by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and instituted by SGPC. It is accredited by NAAC with "Grade with CGPA of 3.54" and has also been awarded "College with Potential for Excellence" (CPE) by UGC. The Institution has been recognized by DST through the award of FIST grant, DBT-STAR grant and has also been granted Autonomous status by UGC and University of Mumbai. The college therefore takes pride in hosting NCAAE 2019 organized by National facility for biopharmaceuticals (NFB), a DST sponsored institution.

National facility for Biopharmaceuticals - The 1st of its kind in India, committed to "Hands-On" training on various aspects of Biopharma industry with specialization in Molecular Biology, Protein Purification, Fermentation and Mammalian tissue culture techniques. Our aim is to bridge the gap between Industry and Academics. Fully equipped lab with high end sophisticated instruments. Working on developing in house cost effective experiments to enable students, colleges and universities to replicate throughout with reproducible results.

The Organizing Committee invites stakeholders to this Conference and also solicit collaboration and sponsorship from organizations and industry working in the area of alternatives, toxicity testing, method development, regulations and other related fields.

Dr. Pratiksha Palahe

Organizing Secretary