Striatech Leads Ethical Vision Research at FELASA 2025
Striatech, a pioneer in non-invasive vision research technologies, will showcase its latest advancements at the FELASA 2025 Congress in Athens, Greece, from June 2 to 5.
Striatech is proud to announce its participation in FELASA 2025, where the company will showcase innovations advancing both scientific excellence and animal welfare in vision research. As a leader in ethical laboratory devices and tools for vision research, Striatech remains committed to upholding the highest research standards through precision solutions that align with the 3Rs principles (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement). The company’s technologies, including its new OptoDrum platform, are engineered to minimise animal stress, refine experimental protocols, and enable researchers to achieve rigorous, reproducible outcomes ethically.
Visitors are invited to explore Striatech’s transformative tools firsthand at Booth #MU35, Level +1, where the team will demonstrate how its solutions harmonise scientific rigor with uncompromised animal welfare.
Pioneering Non-Invasive Solutions for Vision Research
At the heart of Striatech’s FELASA showcase is the enhanced Non-Aversive Animal Platform for the OptoDrum, a system engineered to reduce stress in animal models during vision research. The platform’s transparent enclosure and tunnel-lid design create a calm testing environment, enabling smoother transitions from home cages and reducing anxiety-induced data variability. This innovation builds on the OptoDrum’s existing strengths, such as its non-invasive measurement of optomotor reflexes, a method critical for assessing visual acuity in models of glaucoma, retinal degeneration, and neurological disorders like stroke.
The OptoDrum’s front-access design further underscores Striatech’s commitment to animal welfare. Unlike traditional top-opening systems, this ergonomic feature simplifies handling, minimises stress, and ensures odour-free arenas through streamlined cleaning. Researchers can conduct longitudinal studies without terminal endpoints, aligning with global efforts to reduce animal use.
Latest innovations
Designed to increase comfort and data quality with sensitive animal models, featuring:
• Transparent side walls for calm, secluded environments
• Stress-reducing tunnel-lid system for home cage-to-arena transitions
Measures visual acuity via optomotor reflex · Tracks disease progression in glaucoma, stroke, neuroinflammation · Eliminates terminal endpoints
Reduces handling stress · Enables odor-neutral cleaning protocol · Maintains consistent behavioral baselines
Why Visit Striatech at FELASA 2025?
Vision researchers attending the congress will gain exclusive access to live OptoDrum demonstrations and in-depth discussions with Striatech’s technical experts. Learn how the platform’s modular adaptability supports diverse disease models while maintaining compliance with evolving animal welfare regulations. The event also offers unparalleled networking opportunities, with sessions highlighting severity mitigation strategies directly applicable to vision research.
Striatech encourages attendees to schedule private consultations at their booth to explore customised workflows, review case studies demonstrating improved data reproducibility, and discuss integrating the OptoDrum into preclinical pipelines.
Please contact events@striatech.com to secure a session, whilst slots are still available.
Shaping the Future of Ethical Vision Science
FELASA 2025 represents a pivotal moment for the laboratory animal science community to unite around progressive, humane research practices. Striatech stands at the forefront of this movement, offering tools that marry scientific rigour with ethical responsibility.
Join Striatech in Athens to discover how the OptoDrum can transform your research, delivering precise, reproducible data while upholding the highest standards of animal welfare.
Athens Metropolitan Expo
FELASA 2025: Bridging Heritage and Innovation in Animal Science
Hosted by the Hellenic Society of Biomedical and Laboratory Animal Science (HSBLAS) during its 30th anniversary, FELASA 2025 unites experts in Athens, a city emblematic of scientific legacy. The congress’s focus on Reducing Severity in Animal Care, Animal Use, and Training aligns with Striatech’s mission to empower researchers through ethical, high-impact solutions. Special sessions, including The Roots of Research, will contextualise ancient Greek contributions to modern biomedical ethics, reinforcing Striatech’s alignment with progressive, humane science.
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