Swiss Fish Welfare Meeting 2026

Information

Monday 8th of June, 2026
Lausanne, EPFL, Switzerland, 9:00-17:00
Registration fee: CHF 50

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Registration & abstract submission

Registration and submission deadline for abstracts: 1st of March 2026
Info on abstract acceptance: 1st of April 2026
Registration deadline for participation without contribution: 1st of May 2026

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Sessions

1. Culture and quality of care for experimental fish
2. Legal frameworks in Europe: addressing current gaps
3. Welfare-relevant empirical science
4. New with Fish: what matters? (Interactive Panel)

Confirmed keynotes

• Livia D'Angelo
  University of Naples Federico II, Italy, GV-SOLAS, FELASA | researchgate | orcid 
  Member of FELASA working group "Zebrafish: housing, husbandry, and health monitoring recommendations"
   
• Linda Tschirren
  Scientist at the Nofima production department, Norway | google scholar | orcid | linkedin
  Author of "MyFishCheck: A Model to Assess Fish Welfare in Aquaculture"
   
• Joana Monteiro
  Researcher and manager of the fish platform at Champalimaud foundation, Portugal | researchgate | orcid | linkedin
  Author of "Colony Management at Zebrafish Facilities" and "Dietary requirements for zebrafish"
   
• Britta Lundström Stadelmann
  Co-director of the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Switzerland
  Initiator of a lighthouse culture-of-care initiative in rodents @ Vetsuisse Bern

Scientific organizers

Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser, University of Bern, Switzerland
Bettina Kirchmaier, University of Frankfurt, Germany
Sharon Wismer, Marine biologist and science communicator