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Greek Research on Laboratory Animals
The EU Directive 2010/63 (incorporated by the Presidential Decree 56/2013) governs all experimental procedures with laboratory animals, under the principle of 3 Rs. Licenses of facilities and protocols are granted by competent authorities of regional administration. Protocols, in particular, need first to be approved by institutional review boards, to obtain license. These boards evaluate both the scientific and the ethical soundness of a protocol checking technical and non-technical relevant reports provided by the applicant. A National Committee on Laboratory Animals Welfare supervises the implementation of the legal framework, issues guidelines on specific matters, and organizes educational activities.
Our services: Being active members of the first making up of the National Committee on Laboratory Animals Welfare, members of our team have also long experience in legal and ethical research protocols’ evaluation, working for the EU and for national universities’ and research institutes’ research ethics committees. They have also participated in scientific and legal conferences, workshops and seminars in relevance, with original papers and interventions (often as key-note speakers). Services we are offering are related to:
- Preparation of formal applications for the establishment of research facilities in Greece, according to the existing legal requirements
- Preparation of contract templates to be used in facilities’ commercial activities, including collaboration with pharmaceutical industry, academic and research institutions
- Drafting of the ethical and legal part of research proposals involving animal experimentation, according to the Directive 2010/ 63,
- Consultation on regulatory issues, particularly regarding professional liability of research experts