PT-BIOTERIUM

The Portuguese Network of Medical Health and Life Sciences Animal Facilities - Pt-Bioterium (www.ptbioterium.org) is a nationwide consortium of 20 institutions, along with 13 AL and 19 R&D units... The mission is to raise the global benchmark for animal use in pre-clinical (drugs, medical devices) and pathophysiological research on cardiovascular, neurological, oncological, microbiological, and immune diseases. Animal trials to develop products and strategies to maximize animal production, well-being, and environmental sustainability, as well as training of laboratory professionals are also key objectives... Increasing validity and translation value of animal models of disease by maintaining a permanent crosstalk with clinical investigators