Anne-Sophie Abel Lohse (chairman)
Judge, The court in Helsingør (chairman of the council since 2025).
Bente Lakjer
CEO, The Danish Society for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (member of the council since 2010)
Alternate member: Rosemary Goddard Svendsen.
Both appointed by the animal protection societies.
Dorte Bratbo Sørensen
Associate professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen (member of the council since 2010).
Alternate member: Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Associated Professor, Depertment of Clinical Medicines, Aarhus University.
Both appointed by The Board of Animal Ethics.
Andreas Birch
Veterinarian, Ø-Vet
Alternate member: Elin Jørgensen, Veterinarian, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm
Center, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
Both appointed by the animal protection societies.
Helle Vestergaard Petersen
Head of the animal facility at the Danish Cancer Society (member of the council since 2019).
Alternate member: Daniel Hargbøl Madsen, Junior Group Leader, Tumor Stroma and
Matrix Immunology group and Head of Animal Facility, National Center for Cancer
Immune Therapy, Department of Oncology, Herlev Hospital.
Both appointed by the disease fighting NGOs.
Julie Fjeldborg
Associate Professor, veterinarian, ph.d., Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
Alternate member: Isabella Mary Rogerson Fredberg.
Both appointed by the animal protection societies.
Kirsten Rosenmay Jacobsen
Veterinarian, Principal Scientist, Novo Nordisk A/S (member of the council since 2017).
Alternate member: Janne Koch, Project Director, Zealand Pharma.
Both appointed by the animal protection societies.
Kathrine Just Andersen
Veterinary Scientific Officer, Danish Medicines Agency.
Alternate member: Maria Mathilde Haugaard, Senior Non-Clinical Assessor, Danish Medicines Agency.
Both appointed by the Danish Health and Medicine Authority.
Mikkel Lykke Jensen
Veterinarian, Chief Scientific Officer, Scantox A/S (member of the council since 2017).
Alternate member: Helle Northeved, Veterinarian, Senior Vice President, Non-clinical Safety Research, H. Lundbeck A/S.
Both appointed by the the Confederation of Danish Industry.
Preben Dybdal Thomsen
Professor, dr. med. vet., University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. (member of the council since xxxx).
Alternate member: Lene Juul Pedersen, Professor, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University.
Both appointed by the Danish Council for Independent Research | Technology and Production
Tobias Wang
Professor, Aarhus University, Head of section for Zoophysiology Department of Biology (member of the council since 2022).
Alternate member: Cord Herbert Brakebusch, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
Both appointed by the Danish Council for Independent Research | Medical Sciences.