Welcome to the Proefdiervrij Event 2025: Unlocking Potential<\/h1><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Voor Nederlands klik hier<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Welcome to the<\/em> lab animal-free event of the year, great to have you here! During the Proefdiervrij Event 2025: Unlocking Potential<\/em> we take you into the world of animal-free innovations and technologies. Scientists, companies and policymakers have come together today to create a future where science and compassion go hand in hand. Check out this page to see what awaits you today!<\/span><\/p>\n\n- The program<\/a><\/li>\n
- Meet our speakers<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Proefdiervrij Venture Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n
- What you can do<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The program<\/h2>\n<\/div>The program for the (English) event is as follows:<\/p>\n
\n- 13:00 \u2013 13:30<\/strong> Check-in<\/li>\n
- 13:30 \u2013 14:00<\/strong> Opening by Debby Weijers (director of Proefdiervrij) & Wietske Veltman (alderman Leiden)<\/li>\n
- 14:00 \u2013 15:00<\/strong> Breakout sessions with Fybrix, MAT Research and the 3Rs Centre<\/li>\n
- 15:00 \u2013 15:30<\/strong> Break<\/li>\n
- 15:30 \u2013 16:55<\/strong> Proefdiervrij Venture Challenge 2025: pitches and award ceremony<\/li>\n
- 16:55 \u2013 17:00<\/strong> Closing by Anne Burgers<\/li>\n
- 17:00 \u2013 18:00<\/strong> Drinks and networking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dietary information: all snacks are vegan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Meet our speakers<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Wietske Veltman<\/strong> has been the alderman<\/a> for Economy, Knowledge, Sports and Health of the municipality of Leiden since January 2025. During the Proefdiervrij Event, Wietske will give a short speech about the motion that Leiden has adopted, in which the municipality indicates that it wants to play a pioneering role in the pursuit of an animal testing free city and society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Wietske](\"https:\/\/proefdiervrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-200x200.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Dr. Melissa van Velthoven<\/strong> is project leader at the 3Rs Center Utrecht<\/a> and will talk more about replacing animal products in in vitro models, such as FCS and Matrigel, during the Proefdiervrij Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Melissa](\"https:\/\/proefdiervrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-200x200.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Priscilla Kerkman<\/strong> is an experienced scientist with over 12 years of experience in human immunology. She now works at MAT Research<\/a> on the (further) development of the MAT kit: an animal-free alternative to the Rabbit Pyrogen Test. During the Proefdiervrij Event, Priscilla will explain how this product came about.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Voor Nederlands klik hier<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Welcome to the<\/em> lab animal-free event of the year, great to have you here! During the Proefdiervrij Event 2025: Unlocking Potential<\/em> we take you into the world of animal-free innovations and technologies. Scientists, companies and policymakers have come together today to create a future where science and compassion go hand in hand. Check out this page to see what awaits you today!<\/span><\/p>\n The program for the (English) event is as follows:<\/p>\n Dietary information: all snacks are vegan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Wietske Veltman<\/strong> has been the alderman<\/a> for Economy, Knowledge, Sports and Health of the municipality of Leiden since January 2025. During the Proefdiervrij Event, Wietske will give a short speech about the motion that Leiden has adopted, in which the municipality indicates that it wants to play a pioneering role in the pursuit of an animal testing free city and society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Dr. Melissa van Velthoven<\/strong> is project leader at the 3Rs Center Utrecht<\/a> and will talk more about replacing animal products in in vitro models, such as FCS and Matrigel, during the Proefdiervrij Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Priscilla Kerkman<\/strong> is an experienced scientist with over 12 years of experience in human immunology. She now works at MAT Research<\/a> on the (further) development of the MAT kit: an animal-free alternative to the Rabbit Pyrogen Test. During the Proefdiervrij Event, Priscilla will explain how this product came about.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
The program<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Meet our speakers<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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![\"Priscilla](\"https:\/\/proefdiervrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-200x200.jpg\")
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