33rd Annual Animal Research Facilities Conference

The 33rd annual Animal Research Facilities conference (Sept. 26-27 in Boston) details the new planning, design, construction, and operational strategies for high-capacity, highly efficient, flexible animal research space. Attend this conference to get the capital project details, space plans, facility features, new technologies, metrics, and reported outcomes for new and successful initiatives involving: • Renovation strategies that are low cost and high ROI • New space utilization and allocation metrics, and benchmarks • Work environments for staff health, engagement, and collaboration • Flexibility features and equipment for program adaptability • Increased capacity for multiple species and cost efficiency • Capital project cost models for renovation and new construction • Next-level housing and infrastructure plans for animal model translation, welfare, efficiency • Mechanical system upgrades • More efficient caging. IVC, and rack solutions • Digitization of cages, racks, equipment, and space: software, systems, and sensors for data collection and monitoring • Automation options that are cost effective • Lean/efficient process workflow and logistics • Capital project planning and management • Low cost, high ROI mechanical safety control upgrades for new and existing equipment • Modularity for rapid response to demand, swing space, and construction • Mitigation measures for noise, vibration, and animal stress in construction environments • Equipment, systems, and protocols for regulatory and certification compliance • Improved environmental controls for lighting, acoustics, temperature, humidity • Equipment and policies for reduced air changes and sustaining environmental quality • Equipment, systems, and protocols for reduced operations cost and sustainability