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It was a big, busy and brilliant 20th Anniversary ANZLAA Conference in Brisbane this year, with strong interest in the Tecniplast display and, of course, the fabulous Tecniplast team. We were delighted to have Bill Vismara and Stefano Berrilli join us, with Stefano delivering a Containment Workshop as part of the conference workshop program.
Daniel opened the Tecniplast Sponsor Address with a poem paying tribute to the two birthdays being celebrated at the ANZLAA Annual Conference in 2026, the 20th anniversaries of both Tecniplast Australia and ANZLAA, the Australian and New Zealand Laboratory Animal Association.
A snippet from the poem entitled An Ode for 2 Candles read:
Two candles burn in Brisbane, and what do they say?
Tecniplast Australia, twenty years today!
Founded in ‘06, with ANZLAA too, Two decades of Lab Animal Science Downunder, what a to-do!
Daniel and Alex then led the crowd through our signature Tecniplast Trivia ‘Heads and Tails’ game, where delegates participate in a fast elimination trivia game incorporating a mix of questions about the host city, LAS industry personnel, Tecniplast Group history, and Tecniplast‑IWT products. The last person standing was Germaine Uys from Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in Wellington, New Zealand, and her prize was sponsorship to the next Animal Welfare Symposium to be hosted at The Kids Research Institute in 2027.
Daniel was also invited by the ANZLAA Conference organisers to serve as a judge for the Best Speaker Awards. Both winners hailed from Melbourne this year, with Brock Boslem from Monash University receiving the Best Technical Talk for his presentation on how Animal Technicians can employ Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to deal with compassion fatigue. Alison Burns from MCRI was awarded Best Scientific Talk for a presentation on her journey as a new Facility Manager navigating the complex conversion of her mouse watering systems from Hydropac to Bottles supported by semi‑automated Bottle Processing Systems from Tecniplast.
Additionally, Alex delivered a well‑received presentation on DVC, offering a clear and practical look at how continuous digital monitoring becomes genuinely valuable only when people, workflows and culture evolve alongside the technology. He highlighted that sensors are the visible part of the change, but the real transformation happens behind the scenes: In how staff prioritise attention, validate events, and build trust in a system designed to support, not replace, professional judgement. His session gave delegates a grounded, people‑centred view of DVC adoption, reinforcing that better data leads to better decisions only when the workflow is deliberately designed around the humans who use it.
There was plenty of fun around the Tecniplasted in BrisVegas t‑shirts, which attracted more attention than we expected. A few delegates even joked that they are becoming collectors’ items, and judging by how quickly they disappeared, they might be right.
As we close out this milestone year, we want to express how honoured we are to be part of the ANZ LAS community and to work alongside such dedicated, passionate people who genuinely care about the industry, the animals, and each other. Our sincere thanks go to the ANZLAA Executive Committee and the Conference Organising Committee for the tremendous work they put into the conference, and for everything they do behind the scenes to support and strengthen our community.
Finally, a heartfelt thank you to ANZLAA for the Life Member Award; it is a deeply appreciated recognition and a privilege to receive.
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