Keyword: Central Animal Laboratory
Ceremonial Conferment of Faculty of Medicine Celebrates 152 Doctors and 5 Honorary Doctors – Participate in Honorary Doctors’ Public Lectures and Follow the Academic Procession
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turku is organising a ceremonial conferment of doctoral degrees on 26 May 2023. The Conferment Ceremony starts at noon at the Turku Concert Hall. The Academic Procession to the Cathedral can be followed starting from 3.30pm (if weather permits).
Education provided by the Central Animal Laboratory
According to Finnish legislation, only well trained and qualified persons can perform procedures on laboratory animals, take care of laboratory animals, euthanise laboratory animals, design experiments on laboratory animals and apply for the license for them.
Information about animal experiments
Experiments performed on laboratory animals in biomedical research give us knowledge that can be applied to human and animal disease prevention, treatment or cure.
Legislation controlling the operations of the Central Animal Laboratory
Legislation ensures that the animals are kept and used for scientific or educational purposes only. All the activities where animals are involved are regulated and controlled by national and international regulations, agreements and guidance documents.
Quality management and GLP at the Central Animal Laboratory
The quality management system ensures that all the procedures are performed in accordance with internal and external quality assurance.
Services of the Central Animal Laboratory
Central Animal Laboratory serves mainly research groups of the University, but provides also services to external clients like pharmaceutical companies and other research institutes. CAL also offers the possibility to conduct experiments that fulfill the GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) requirements.
Central Animal Laboratory
Central Animal Laboratory of the University of Turku provides services to biomedical research by supplying and producing laboratory animals.