Each Lush Prize Conference has its own scientific theme, but equally each conference seems, to my mind, to develop its own character on the day. Working with Lush as a Prize judge, which I’ve done since 2012, has always been a delightful learning process. As people who know me know, as a scientist I like events to be well-organised in advance and stringently controlled on the day. Agendas are there to be followed and timetables to be kept. But that type of control-freakery, while it has many advantages, can also suffocate spontaneity and creativity. So I’ve learned to go more with the flow and appreciate the ‘organic’ character of conferences. With that in mind, I offer this personal perspective on the 2018 Lush Prize Conference, which asked whether human-specific organ-onchip approaches can replace animal use in safety testing. The themes that emerged for me during the day were:

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Lush Prize Conference 2018：时代变迁

每个 Lush Prize 会议都有自己的科学主题，但在我看来，每个会议似乎都在当天发展自己的特色。我从 2012 年开始与 Lush 一起担任评委，这一直是一个令人愉快的学习过程。认识我的人都知道，作为一名科学家，我喜欢事前有条不紊，当天严格把控。必须遵循议程并遵守时间表。但这种控制狂虽然有很多优点，但也会扼杀自发性和创造力。所以我学会了顺其自然，欣赏会议的“有机”特征。考虑到这一点，我在 2018 年 Lush 奖会议上提出了个人观点，该会议询问人类特异性器官芯片方法是否可以替代动物在安全测试中的使用。