Speaker profile
Dr Samantha Saunders
UK Science Programme Manager, Cruelty Free International
Sam is UK Science Programme Manager with Cruelty Free International, the leading organisation working solely to end animal experiments worldwide. Sam – formerly a veterinary surgeon – used animal-free approaches including organoid cultivation and ‘omics during her molecular virology PhD, and she now works with regulators, government officials and companies to promote innovative non-animal methods as scientifically robust alternatives to animal tests for protecting humans and the environment from the toxic effects of chemicals and other substances and products. She has a postgraduate certificate in animal welfare science, ethics and law.