About the CBM

Ethics in animal research committee

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Committee Chair

Jose Javier Lucas

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Committee Vice-chair

Cesar Cobaleda

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Contact information

ceea-cbmso@listas.csic.es

Many scientific and health advances have been made possible thanks to animal research. Until they can be dispensed with, the CBM is committed to promoting the 3Rs: Replacement or substitution by alternative methods, Reduction of their number to the minimum possible and Refinement, ensuring the best care for those that need to be used.

In September 2016 the CBM adhered to the Agreement on Transparency in Animal Experimentation promoted by the Confederation of Spanish Scientific Societies (COSCE), with the collaboration of the European Association for Animal Research (EARA) and the Spanish Society for Laboratory Animal Sciences (SECAL).

The CBM Ethics in Animal Research Committee is the official body in charge of the welfare of all the animals (OEBA) used in the centre’s research projects.

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Committee members

The members of this Committee are appointed by the management of the CBM and are composed of people with the necessary experience and expertise to ensure the welfare and care of the animals.

  • Chair:  José Javier Lucas

  • Vice-chair:  César Cobaleda

  • Secretary:  Blanca Estévez

  • Members:
    • Laura López
    • Carmen Fernández (external advisor)
    • Paula García Cicuendez
    • Jose Ignacio Herrero Lahuerta
Functions
  • Advise staff dealing with animals on animal welfare issues related to the acquisition, housing, care and use of animals.
  • Advise staff on the implementation of the replacement, reduction and refinement requirement and keep them informed of technical and scientific developments in the implementation of this requirement.
  • Establish and review internal operational processes with regard to the control, communication and monitoring of animal welfare related information.
  • Advise on rehoming or adoption schemes, including appropriate socialisation of animals to be rehomed or adopted.
  • Monitoring of projects taking into account their effect on the animals used as well as identifying and evaluating the elements that best contribute to replacement, reduction and refinement.