{"id":770,"date":"2026-03-06T17:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalwelfare.iph-multisite.berta-bewegt.ch\/?page_id=770"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:13:26","slug":"2-der-schutz-des-geistigen-eigentums-muss-gewahrt-bleiben","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animalwelfare.interpharma.ch\/en\/topics\/3r\/interview-with-dr-birgit-ledermann-aaalac\/2-der-schutz-des-geistigen-eigentums-muss-gewahrt-bleiben\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Profile of Dr. Birgit Ledermann"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Profile of Dr. Birgit Ledermann<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Birgit Ledermann is co-chair of the Interpharma Animal Welfare Working Group Novartis Global Animal Welfare and Compliance 3Rs Leader at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/animalwelfare.interpharma.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/ledermann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9480 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Birgit Ledermann has worked in biomedical research at universities and in industry for 25 years. She trained as a technical chemical assistant, obtained a degree in biology and molecular genetics at the University of Bielefeld, and a doctorate in cell biology at the University of Basel. She gained her post-doctoral lecturing qualification in laboratory animal science at the Universities of Zurich and Basel, and is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Basel. She previously worked at Sandoz\/Novartis Pharma as a laboratory director in the field of transgenic animals, and at the Institute for Laboratory Animal Science at the University of Zurich. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Swiss Animal Welfare Officer Network and acts as president of the Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association (SGV) on the Board of FELASA (Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations). She also represents Novartis in the EPAA (European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing) and the EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), and is the Interpharma representative on the Board of AAALAC (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) International.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2. Profile of Dr. Birgit Ledermann Birgit Ledermann is co-chair of the Interpharma Animal Welfare Working Group Novartis Global Animal Welfare and Compliance 3Rs Leader at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) Birgit Ledermann has worked in biomedical research at universities and in industry for 25 years. 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