Comparative medicine core facility - The Faculty of Medicine
Comparative Medicine Core facility
Comparative Medicine Core facility
Comparative Medicine Core Facility (CoMed) provides assistance in medical research involving laboratory animals, to researchers from NTNU, St. Olav's Hospital and other research institutions.
Comparative Medicine Core facility is approved for the housing of mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs, sheep and goats. We have a transgenic breeding unit, a specific pathogen free (SPF) unit, a I3 unit, a quarantene unit and a large animal unit. Several operation rooms, labs and equipment are available for both small and large animals.
Contact us
Phone: +47 40 30 69 28
E-mail: dyreavdelingen@mh.ntnu.no
Urgent situations after working hours: +47 92 84 15 85
Prices
Price list for animal housing and services 2025
Booking
We use Bookitlab for all bookings.
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Course in lab animal science - CAREiN
The CAREiN course is a theoretical course in lab animal science for researchers, offered by the University of Bergen. It is co-created and run in collaboration with UiO, UiT and NTNU. The course is arranged once per semester, with application deadlines around 1st of June for the autumn semester and 1st of December for the spring.
For more information and signup:
Invoice information in FOTS
To ensure correct and efficient invoice handling, follow these procedures when filling in your FOTS application:
Invoice information in FOTS - updated
Competence of personell
All personnel working with laboratory animals must keep their skills and knowledge up to date with continuous practical training and education. More specific information about the requirements is found here:
Education and training framework, European Commission
Guidelines for continuing education, FELASA
All CoMed users must complete 10 credits each year to continue working in our facility. You can find more information in the left side menu.