Co-organized by Transcience and Montpellier town council, this conference brings together scientists who are experts in in vitro and in silico methods used in medical research or toxicology, to talk about their profession, their training and their experience in the field.

Many young people dream of doing research in biomedical sciences, pharmacology or industrial risk assessment, for example, without practicing animal experimentation. However, some give up because they lack precise information on the training courses that would enable them to reconcile their passion for research with their ethical considerations.

The difficulty lies in the fact thatthere isno such thing asan “alternative methods” university or technology course. This generic term covers very different realities. You could have trained as a biologist, chemist, physicist, computer scientist, mathematician or engineer, and find yourself working in a biomedical research team using and/or developing non-animal methods (commonly known as New Methodological Approaches or NMAs).

Indeed, most of these teams are multidisciplinary. Exchanges and collaborations with colleagues are all the more enriching.

But sometimes you have to be ready to branch off, to leave your comfort zone, to open yourself up to other perspectives…

At the conference in Montpellier on October 3, scientists will be presenting highly innovative technologies and the different routes to mastering them. As each career path is unique, they also explain their approach and motivations, and share their feedback.

A CONFERENCE NOT TO BE MISSED: Friday, October 3, 2025 (9am/13pm)

“Non-animal research methods: how to train?”

15, Place de Zeus (Antigone district)

34000 – Montpellier

The program and practical information on the Montpellier Métropole agenda: Non-animal research methods: how to train?