What happened for #BOARD25?
The fifth edition of Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD25), EARA’s global, 24-hour social media campaign, that celebrates examples of openness in animal research with the public, took place during the FELASA Congress 2025, on 3 June.
The campaign was supported by more than 260 partners from six continents – the highest participation to date.
The campaign was supported by more than 260 partners from six continents – the highest participation to date.
Below is a list of the #BOARD25 partners (by region/country and institution) and their statements.
All partners
Oceania
ANZCCART Australia
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Europe
EARA X Ambassador, Greece
HSBLAS, Greece
Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming, Greece
University of Helsinki, Finland
Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/S, Denmark
EARA X Ambassador, Sweden
EARA X Ambassador, Czech Republic
EARA X Ambassador, Slovenia
EARA X Ambassador, Belgium
KU Leuven, Belgium
Infopountl Proefdieronderzoek, Belgium
VIB, Belgium
ULB, Belgium
Ghent University, Belgium
BCLAS, Belgium
Pranav Joshi, Germany
German Life Sciences Association, Germany
German Primate Center, Germany
MPI for Brain Research, Germany
Ernst Strüngmann Institute of Neuroscience, Germany
TVV, Germany
Nuremberg Zoo, Germany
European Academy of Laboratory Animal Surgery (EALAS), Germany
ConScienceTrain, Germany
EPFL, Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
EARA X Ambassador, The Netherlands
Shell Global Solutions International BV, The Netherlands
SID, The Netherlands
Donders Centre for Neuroscience, The Netherlands
EARA X Ambassador, Poland
University of Wroclaw, Poland
EARA X Ambassador, Italy
IBBC, Italy
TransCure bioServices, France
aRukon, Spain
EARA X Ambassador, Portugal
VectorB2B, Portugal
SPCAL, Portugal
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal
Fala-me Neuro, Portugal
Sea4Us, Portugal
Datesand, United Kingdom
LASA, United Kingdom
FESSACAL, South America
SBCAL, Brazil
Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
CALAM, Canada
Charles River, USA
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