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University Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University offers the following additional courses:
Regulations and ethics in animal experimentation
Direction of pre-clinical studies (Module 1)
Introduction to pharmacokinetics
Risk prevention in preclinical research

Biosciences & Co
Biosciences & Co delivers the following courses in Paris and Lyon:
Pain, suffering, stress, endpoints in animals
Anaesthesia and analgesia in laboratory animals
Animal biosafety elements
Management of colonies of genetically modified rodents
Introduction to surgery as part of research projects: pre-equipped models, models of physiological condition
Impact of environmental factors and enrichment on the animal. Interference with research
Refinement of surgical techniques in laboratory animals
The animal welfare
The behavior of rodents
Management of colonies of genetically modified rodents (2 days)
Optimizing digital information: seek information
Optimizing digital information: store and organize information
Work in a laboratory animal facility
Working as a laboratory animal technician

WASP Science
Without Animal Suffering and Pain (WASP) delivers the course: Surgical techniques applied to experimentation without the use of live animals

Oniris
Oniris, the National Veterinary, Agribusiness and Nutrition School in Nantes offers specialized training in lab animals’ surgery.
Course in experimental surgery - mammals
Course in experimental surgery – fishery

Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
The National Veterinary School of Toulouse organize specialized trainings in animal research:
Training for ethics committee members organized with the Grice
Autopsy, sampling and lab animal histology
Lab animals’ normal and abnormal embryology
Fertility and lab animal behaviour
Neuro-antomy, neurohistology and neurosurgery on lab animals

IUT de Clermont-Ferrand
The IUT of Clermont-Ferrand offers a specialized training on rodent surgery.

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
The Claude Bernard University of Lyon 1 offers several complementary courses in different fields of animal research.
DIU Animal testing level 1: conventional and genetically engineered animal models
Animal bio experimentation (accredited for graduation)
Introduction to pharmacokinetics
Course in applied statistics to bio experimentation level 1
Course in applied statistics to bio experimentation level 2
Project management 1 applied to bio experimentation
Project management 2 applied to bio experimentation

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
The CNRS (National Centre for scientific research) offers complementary courses in several fields of research:
Handling techniques on rodents and lagomorphs in Vendome
Breeding and transgenic of fish, on zebrafish and medaka in Gif-sur-Yvette
Sanitary controls and embryos' transfers in Illkirch
Ethics, behaviour and animal welfare in Tours
Animal transportation (mandatory qualification for animal conveyor) in Gif-sur-Yvette
Functional analysis in mice: the standardized phenotyping in Illkirch
Cryopreservation: a tool for saving murine lines in Orléans
General Primatology in Rousset
Small animal imaging: evolution, potential, limit points in Orléans with or without practice
Theoretical and practical mutagenesis in mice in Illkirch
The isolator: a valuable tool for working with controlled microflora in Orléans
Training for staff designing experimental procedures on rodent model (former Level 1) in Meudon and Marseille
Training for staff performing experimental procedures on rodent model (former Level 2) in Gif-sur-Yvette, Meudon and Marseille
Training for staff designing experimental procedures and projects on aquaculture models (former Level 1) in Marseille
Training for people designing experimental procedures and projects on non-human primate models (former Level 1) in Marseille

VetAgro Sup - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
VetAgro Sup, the National Veterinary School of Lyon and the Claude Bernard University of Lyon organize a professional master’s degree in Physiology and Neurosciences (level II), and animal bio-experimentation.

Ecole Supérieure des Techniques de Biologie Appliquée (ESTBA)
The Estba offers a professional degree in “industrial bio-experiments” organized in collaboration with the CNAM. It’s a University diploma of Bac+3 level II.

Université Pierre et Marie Curie - INSERM
The Pierre and Marie Curie University organizes in collaboration with the INSERM an initiation course in experimental surgery.

Ecoles Nationales Vétérinaires
The four National Veterinary Schools of France (Alfort, Lyon, Nantes, Toulouse) organize a certificate of higher studies for the science and medicine of lab animals (CEAV SMAL)

Université Blaise Pascal de Clermont-Ferrand
The Blaise Pascal University of Clermont-Ferrand offers a class in experimental surgery on rodents.

Animal Welfare Consulting
Animal Welfare Consulting is a French Institute that organizes courses on animal behaviour and well being and has been intervening in mandatory classes for more than 10 years.

Ecole de Chirurgie de Nancy
The School of Surgery of Nancy offers an experimental surgery program. This program associates e-learning and practical classes, and delivers a University Diploma in Experimental Surgery

Oniris
Oniris, the National Veterinary, Agribusiness and Nutrition School in Nantes offers mandatory courses for levels 1, 2 and 3.
Level 1 – mammals
Level 1 – aquaculture
Level 2 – mammals
Level 2 – aquaculture
Level 3 - mammals

Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
The National Veterinary School of Toulouse offers level 1 and 2 mandatory courses.

Université Blaise Pascal de Clermont-Ferrand
The Blaise Pascal University of Clermont-Ferrand offers level 1 mandatory courses.

IUT de Clermont-Ferrand
The IUT of Clermont-Ferrand offers level 2 mandatory courses.


BioCampus Montpellier
The BioCampus of Montpellier offers level 1 mandatory courses.

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
The CNRS (National Centre for scientific research) offers the following mandatory courses:
Level 1 training aimed at staff designing experimental procedures and projects in Paris and Marseille
Level 2 training for staff applying experimental procedures on animals in Gif-sur-Yvette, Meudon and Marseille
Training for staff applying experimental procedures on animals - Surgical specialization in Marseille
Training for staff designing experimental procedures and projects on non-human primates in Marseille


MFR de Saint-Laurent de Chamousset
The MFR of Saint-Laurent de Chamousset offers a three year work-training program to obtain a professional baccalaureate to be an Animal Testing Technician.

Lycée professionnel privé rural de l'Ain
The professional rural private high school of Ain offers a three-year work-training program to obtain a professional baccalaureate to become an Animal Testing Technician


Ecole Doctorale Environnements-Santé Bourgogne Franche-Comté
The Environmental-Health School of the University of Burgundy offer a level 1 mandatory course.

Université Pierre et Marie Curie - INSERM
The Pierre and Marie Curie University organizes with the Iserm a mandatory course.

Ecole nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
The national veterinary School of Alfort offers a mandatory course leading to a qualification for the expertise in “conception or realization of experimental procedures”, in conformity with the new French regulations (article R214-114 of the rural code, from February 1st 2013).

Grice
The Grice, group of inter-professional reflexion on ethics committees and work team from the GIRCOR, organizes, every year, training for members of ethics committees. These trainings take place in national veterinary schools and university centres. Departments of lifelong learning centres from these universities take care of the courses' administrative aspects.
The trainings' program includes basic regulations and ethics, the missions and the ways committees operate, project evaluation principles and case studies. The course lasts two days.