Drug Discovery & Clinical Exploration
How to choose theRight Non-clinical CRO for Your R&D pipeline
Our guide to streamline your CRO selection process and help you discover essential tips for building partnership to ensure the success of your clinical trial.

Non-clinical studies can be divided into three categories: Pharmacodynamics(PD), Safety/Toxicology, and Pharmacokinetics(PK).
In this site, we will guide you through your CRO selection process and help you find the most suitable non-clinical CRO for your needs.
Pharmacodynamics(PD) CROs -- where each CRO is specialized in vastly different therapeutic areas,making it challenging to select the right partner.

Choosing the Right CRO Partner
for Your Non-clinical Research and Development

Here are theSummarized key points when you are selecting the right partner CRO depending on your needs.


In the table below, the three main types of non-clinical studies—Pharmacodynamic(PD), Toxicology, and Pharmacokinetic(PK)
If you’d like to learn more about each study type, please visit the individual introduction pages for further details.

Pharmacodynamics(PD)
Studies
Toxicology Studies Pharmacokinetic Studies(PK)
Your Target Goals

The new drugConfirm the pharmacological action and evaluate its efficacyPharmacodynamics(PD) Studies
to ensurehow the drug behaves on the targeted disease and elucidate the mechanisms of actionthat produce therapeutic effects.

To evaluate the toxicity and side effects of the drug and confirm its safety.
Adverse effects from both short-term(Acute)) and long-term(chronic) exposure, Carcinogenicity, and Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology (DART), are assessed to ensure comprehensive safety profile.

To evaluate how a new drug moves through the body ( Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion ).
These studies identify the factors that influence both efficacy and safety.

Tips for choosing
the Right
CRO
  • Expertise: Extensive knowledge and experience in their specific disease areas.
  • Technical Capability: Accurate assessments with the latest technologies and equipment.
  • Track Record:
    Proven success in multiple studies.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Conducted according to legal standards, ensuring reproducibility.
  • Cost Efficiency:
    Fits in your Budget without compromising quality.
  • Speed: Rapid execution of studies and timely data delivery.

*Same standards as Safety/ Toxicology Studies.

Our Portfolio of Non-clinical CROs and Agencies

Our editorial team has curated a list of Non-clinical contract research organizations (CROs).
Each company offers its specialty in Pharmacology(PD), safety/Toxicology, and Pharmacokinetics(PK). We recommend you use our tips below when choosing your partner CRO for your studies.

SMC Laboratories, Inc.

Provides high-quality pharmacological evaluation studies based on specialized research expertise.
Offers various disease murine models in fibrosis, inflammation, metabolic related, and cancer.
We provide best-in-class efficacy studies: strategically designed, scientifically sound.SMC Group International, Inc., our U.S.-based group company, serves as the primary point of contact for clients in the United States.

Address Technoport Kamata Center Bldg.
2-16-1 Minami-Kamata Ota-City Tokyo 144-0035, Japan
Tel +1-949-756-8500
Website https://www.smccro-lab.com/

Alpha Genesis

Alpha Genesis, Inc. is a preclinical research organization and animal resource supplier in Yemassee, South Carolina.Pharmacology and PK/PDThe company describes "efficacy, mechanism-of-action, dose-response, PK sampling, and PD biomarker studies in rodent and NHP models, with GLP and non-GLP support for IND programs."

Address 95 Castle Hall Road, Yemassee, SC 29945, United States. This address appears on the company newsroom rather than on the main website, which shows only a phone number and email address
Tel No details available
Website https://www.alphagenesisinc.com/

Battelle

Battelle Memorial Institute is an independent nonprofit applied science and technology organization in Columbus, Ohio, which states that it has served government and industry "since its founding in 1929."Biocontainment and medical countermeasuresOne documented capability is high-containment infectious disease and countermeasure work.

Address 505 King Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.battelle.org/
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BioAgilytix

BioAgilytix Labs, Inc. is a bioanalytical laboratory headquartered in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.Pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and biomarkersThe solutions page lists drug metabolism, pharmacokinetic services, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, biomarkers and diagnostic testing as the service lines.

Address No details available
Tel No details available
Website https://www.bioagilytix.com/

BioDuro

BioDuro is a contract research, development and manufacturing organization headquartered in Irvine, California.Discovery, DMPK and in vivo pharmacologyThe discovery offering spans medicinal and process chemistry, discovery biology, monoclonal antibody discovery, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, and in vivo pharmacology, distributed across the China sites.

Address 9601 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, CA 92618, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.bioduro.com/

BioIVT

BioIVT supplies the biological material that in vitro work is run on, and also lists laboratory services on its current website.Biospecimens and primary cellsThe company describes itself as providing control and disease-state samples, including human and animal tissues, products for absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity work, and biofluids.

Address No details available
Tel No details available
Website https://bioivt.com/

Biomere (JOINN Biomere)

Biomere is a preclinical contract research organization in Worcester, Massachusetts that presents itself as "A JOINN Company."Key capabilitiesSee the company profile for available services and project-specific capabilities.

Address Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://biomere.com/

BioModels

BioModels, LLC is a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) in Waltham, Massachusetts.Efficacy studies in rodent disease modelsThe company's work centers on efficacy studies in mouse and rat models.

Address 360 Second Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, United States
Tel +1 857-228-1100
Website https://biomodels.com/

BIOQUAL

BIOQUAL, Inc. is a nonclinical contract research organization in Rockville, Maryland.Infectious disease modelsThe company lists infectious disease models and biosafety level 3 capabilities.

Address 9600 Medical Center Dr #101, Rockville, MD 20850, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://bioqual.com/

CBSET, Inc.

CBSET, Inc. is a preclinical translational research organization in Lexington, Massachusetts, founded in 2006 and formally named Concord Biomedical Sciences and Emerging Technologies, Inc. It describes itself as a preclinical translational research institute rather than a conventional contract laboratory.Implanted devices and combination productsDevice work is described as running from early iteration and mechanistic studies through to large-scale GLP safety assessments, supported by operating suites and several imaging modalities.

Address 500 Shire Way, Lexington, MA 02421, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://cbset.com/

Certis Oncology Solutions, Inc.

Certis Oncology Solutions, Inc. is an oncology company in the Sorrento Valley district of San Diego, California, founded in 2016.Orthotopic patient-derived xenograft studiesThe company describes efficacy testing in orthotopic patient-derived xenograft models, abbreviated O-PDX, which the company abbreviates as O-PDX.

Address 5626 Oberlin Drive, Suite 110, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.certisoncology.com/

Champions Oncology

Champions Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSBR) is an oncology-focused contract research organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, with laboratory operations in Rockville, Maryland.Service linesThe services page groups the offering into in vivo models, ex vivo platforms, and clinical specialty testing.

Address One University Plaza, Suite 307, Hackensack, NJ 07601, United States
Tel +1 201-808-8400 (as published on the Japanese version of this page; not re-confirmed on the current site)
Website https://www.championsoncology.com/

Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) is a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based provider of research models and nonclinical drug development services.IND-enabling program supportCharles River positions its Safety Assessment business around complete Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling programs as well as stand-alone studies.

Address 251 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, MA 01887, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.criver.com/

CorDynamics

CorDynamics is a preclinical contract research organization in the Illinois Medical District in Chicago that works only on cardiovascular questions.Atrial fibrillation and heart failureThe atrial fibrillation panel uses rat, guinea pig and large animal species, with three model formats: "isolated Langendorff heart; anesthetized large animal (acute vagal pacing); telemetry-based chronic atrial tachypacing."

Address 2242 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, United States, in the Illinois Medical District (the only site named)
Tel No details available
Website https://cordynamics.com/

Crown Bioscience

Crown Bioscience, Inc. is an oncology-focused contract research organization headquartered in San Diego, California, founded in 2006.Key capabilitiesSee the company profile for available services and project-specific capabilities.

Address 16550 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.crownbio.com/

Experimental Pathology Laboratories (EPL)

Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc., which uses the trademark EPL, is a toxicologic pathology specialist in Sterling, Virginia.Pathology and peer reviewPathology is the core line, covering histopathology evaluation, pathology peer review, Pathology Working Groups, carcinogenicity and chronic study pathology, transmission electron microscopy and research animal model support.

Address 45600 Terminal Drive, Sterling, VA 20166, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.epl-inc.com/

Frontage Laboratories, Inc.

Frontage Laboratories is a contract research organization headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, founded in 2001 and incorporated in Pennsylvania in 2004.Bioanalysis and drug metabolismBioanalysis covers small and large molecules through chromatography with mass spectrometry, ligand binding assays, flow cytometry and immunogenicity testing, supporting pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetic studies, drug interaction work, bioavailability and bioequivalence, protein binding and biomarkers.

Address 700 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton, PA 19341, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.frontagelab.com/

Hesperos

Hesperos, Inc. is a contract research organization in Orlando, Florida that describes contract research services using human cells in interconnected microfluidic systems.Cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and cardiac electrophysiologyThe base two-organ heart and liver system is used for acute and chronic cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity screening, with the company stating that systems are "routinely operated up to 28 days."

Address 12501 Research Pkwy, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32826, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://hesperosinc.com/

Hooke Laboratories

Hooke Laboratories, LLC is a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) in Lawrence, Massachusetts, about 30 minutes north of Boston.A single-focus model menuThe company's service list is limited to inflammation and autoimmunity.

Address 439 South Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01843, United States
Tel +1 617 475 5114 (shown on the CIA model page; the contact page obfuscates the number)
Website https://hookelabs.com/

IBT Bioservices

IBT Bioservices is the contract research business of Integrated Biotherapeutics, LLC, based at 4 Research Court in Rockville, Maryland.In vivo infectious disease modelsThe company states that it "provides full-service preclinical in vivo testing services with 15+ established animal models for drug and vaccine development."

Address 4 Research Court #300, Rockville, MD 20850, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://ibtbioservices.com/

Ichor Life Sciences

Ichor Life Sciences, Inc. describes itself as "a pre-clinical contract research organization (CRO) with 100% US operations."In vivo disease modelsThe in vivo model catalog spans oncology and immuno-oncology, ophthalmology, aging and lifespan, metabolic disease, wound healing, cardiovascular disease and custom model development.

Address 831 James Street, Syracuse, NY 13203, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://ichorlifesciences.com/

IIT Research Institute (IITRI)

IIT Research Institute, known as IITRI, is a nonclinical contract research organization in Chicago, Illinois.Toxicology and carcinogenicityThe company describes itself as "a high-quality provider of preclinical toxicology and drug safety evaluation services in accordance with GLP standards, with over 40 years of experience."

Address 10 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://iitri.org/

Inotiv

Inotiv, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV) is a nonclinical contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana.Discovery through IND-enabling supportInotiv reports two business segments: Discovery and Safety Assessment (DSA) and Research Models and Services (RMS).

Address 2701 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.inotiv.com/

InVivo Biosystems

InVivo Biosystems is a contract research organization in Eugene, Oregon whose reviewed model pages focus on two non-mammalian species, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the nematode C.Model generation with CRISPRThe company offers custom zebrafish and C.

Address 1505 Westec Dr, Eugene, OR 97402, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://invivobiosystems.com/

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)

The Jackson Laboratory, known as JAX, is an independent nonprofit biomedical research institution headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine.Efficacy, pharmacokinetic, and safety studiesJAX states that "JAX Preclinical Services offers the most translational and predictive efficacy, pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety testing for therapeutics such as monoclonal antibodies, bispecifics, CAR-T, antibody-drug conjugates, and combination therapies."

Address No details available
Tel No details available
Website https://www.jax.org/

KCAS Bio

KCAS Bio describes itself as "a full-service bioanalytical and biomarker contract research organization (CRO) that helps pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors move drug candidates from discovery through clinical development."Small and large molecule bioanalysisFor small molecules the company states that it "provides GLP/GCP-compliant small molecule bioanalysis, using advanced LC-MS/MS platforms to quantify drugs, metabolites, and biomarkers from discovery through clinical stages."

Address 10830 S. Clay Blair Blvd., Olathe, KS 66061, United States (the site describes the location as being in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area)
Tel No details available
Website https://www.kcasbio.com/

LifeCanvas Technologies

LifeCanvas Technologies is a tissue clearing and light-sheet imaging company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded by Kwanghun Chung of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.What is and is not in scopeThe contract services are whole-organ tissue clearing, immunolabeling, imaging and analysis, performed on paraformaldehyde-fixed material supplied by the client.

Address 1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 16C, Cambridge, MA 02141, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://lifecanvastech.com/

Lovelace Biomedical

Lovelace Biomedical is a not-for-profit nonclinical contract research organization (CRO) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Service lines and specialty areasThe company lists seven specialty areas: respiratory, infectious disease, gene therapy, neuroscience, alternative tobacco and cannabis products, medical countermeasures, and animal health.

Address 2425 Ridgecrest Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108-5127, United States
Tel +1 (505) 348-9400
Website https://www.lovelacebiomedical.org/

MB Research Laboratories

MB Research Laboratories is a contract laboratory in Pennsylvania that describes itself as "a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) based in Pennsylvania, specializing in short-term toxicology and pharmacology testing services since 1972."Acute toxicology and genotoxicityThe regulatory toxicology line covers acute oral toxicity under OECD Test Guideline 425, acute dermal toxicity under OECD 402, acute inhalation toxicity under OECD 403 and EPA OCSPP 870.

Address Pennsylvania, described as the Greater Philadelphia Area. No street address is published on any page reviewed, including the contact page
Tel No details available
Website https://mbresearch.com/

MD Biosciences

MD Biosciences is a preclinical contract research organization built around pain and the central nervous system, working in rodents and, in rodents and pigs.Pain modelsThe company lists inflammatory, neuropathic and surgical pain models.

Address No details available
Tel No details available
Website https://www.mdbneuro.com/

Melior Discovery

Melior Discovery, Inc. is an in vivo pharmacology contract research organization in Exton, Pennsylvania.Phenotypic screening platformsThe company's platform theraTRACE, which it describes as its proprietary phenotypic screening platform, is, described as "Melior's proprietary phenotypic screening platform" for identifying "new therapeutic applications for your candidate with our customizable multiplexed array of animal models."

Address 860 Springdale Drive, Suite 500, Exton, PA 19341, United States
Tel +1 (610) 280-0633
Website https://www.meliordiscovery.com/

MuriGenics

MuriGenics is a preclinical contract research organization in Vallejo, California, on the northeast side of San Francisco Bay.Oncology and immuno-oncology modelsThe oncology page lists xenograft, syngeneic, orthotopic, homograft, genetically engineered and metastatic mouse models, grouped as xenograft (cell line-derived), syngeneic, orthotopic, homograft and genetically engineered mouse models, and metastatic models.

Address Vallejo, California, United States (no street address is published)
Tel +1 (707) 561-8900
Website https://www.murigenics.com/

NAMSA

NAMSA is a contract research organization in Northwood, Ohio, that describes itself as 100% focused on medical devices and in vitro diagnostics.Preclinical animal studies for devicesThe named study categories are organized by anatomy and procedure rather than by drug development phase: cardiovascular and cardiothoracic, neurovascular, vascular, thrombosis and thromboresistance, hemostasis, orthopedic, dental, dermal, ophthalmic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urogenital, electrophysiology and wound healing studies.

Address 6750 Wales Rd, Northwood, OH 43619, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://namsa.com/

Nelson Labs

Nelson Laboratories, LLC, which trades as Nelson Labs, is a testing laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah and a business of Sotera Health Company (Nasdaq: SHC).Biocompatibility and toxicology under ISO 10993Biocompatibility is the biocompatibility service line.

Address 6280 S. Redwood Rd., Salt Lake City, UT 84123, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.nelsonlabs.com/

Noble Life Sciences

Noble Life Sciences is a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) located in Sykesville, Maryland.Efficacy models: oncology, infectious disease, and metabolic diseaseThe Therapeutics section of the website lists oncology models (syngeneic mouse models, patient-derived xenograft (PDX), xenograft, and orthotopic tumor models) with study areas in immuno-oncology, vaccines, small molecules, and cell and gene therapy; infectious disease efficacy testing for antiviral and antibacterial candidates and vaccines, including work…

Address 1500 Fannie Dorsey Rd, Sykesville, MD 21784, United States
Tel 800-864-1839 (toll-free); 410-795-2222
Website https://noblelifesci.com/

Ocular Services On Demand (OSOD)

OSOD, LLC, trading as Ocular Services On Demand, is an ophthalmic specialist in Madison, Wisconsin.Study design, program strategy, and monitoringThe preclinical discovery service is framed around access and advice rather than bench execution: the company offers to "provide access to the relevant and translatable efficacy models" and gives "guidance on formulation" alongside non-GLP ocular safety and tolerability work and pharmacokinetic and ocular distribution studies.

Address 6527 Normandy Lane #100, Madison, WI 53719, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.ocularservices.com/

Pacific BioLabs

Pacific BioLabs is a testing laboratory in Hercules, California.Medical device biocompatibility and sterility assuranceFor medical devices the company lists in vivo biocompatibility, USP Class Plastics testing, material-mediated pyrogenicity and contact lens solution testing.

Address 551 Linus Pauling Drive, Hercules, CA 94547, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://pacificbiolabs.com/

Product Safety Labs, LLC

Product Safety Labs is an independent contract laboratory in Dayton, New Jersey, established in 1972 and operating from a single site.ToxicologyThe toxicology programme covers acute studies by oral, dermal and inhalation routes, eye and skin irritation, skin sensitization by local lymph node assay and by the Buehler and maximization methods, repeat-dose and subchronic studies across several routes, chronic and carcinogenicity study designs, and reproductive and developmental toxicology from…

Address 2394 Highway 130, Dayton, NJ 08810, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.productsafetylabs.com/

PsychoGenics

PsychoGenics Inc. is a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) based in Paramus, New Jersey.In vivo CNS pharmacology and behavioral testingThe company's service pages present in vivo work built around behavioral assays in mice and rats, with in-house support functions that it says let a sponsor "keep your project under one roof."

Address 215 College Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, United States
Tel +1 (914) 406-8019
Website https://psychogenics.com/

QPS

QPS Holdings, LLC is a contract research organization headquartered in the Delaware Technology Park in Newark, Delaware.BioanalysisBioanalysis is the company's original service line.

Address Delaware Technology Park, 3 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.qps.com/

Resolian Inc. (formerly Alliance Pharma)

Resolian is a bioanalysis and drug metabolism laboratory headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.What is and is not in scopeNo toxicology, safety pharmacology, pathology, infectious disease or medical device testing service line was found on the company website.

Address 17 Lee Boulevard, Malvern, PA 19355, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.resolian.com/

Smithers

Smithers describes itself as "a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services" and traces its founding to a three-bay garage in Akron, Ohio in 1925.Large-molecule bioanalysis and immunogenicityThe pharmaceutical business is built on large-molecule bioanalysis.

Address 3637 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333, United States. Press releases describe the company as headquartered in Akron, Ohio, an adjacent city
Tel No details available
Website https://www.smithers.com/

Southern Research

Southern Research is a research organization in Birmingham, Alabama that offers contract research services for drug development.Infectious disease research and FDA Animal Rule studiesSouthern Research describes "secure, compliant BSL-3 facilities to handle select agents and emerging infectious threats" and lists FDA Animal Rule studies, vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity testing at BSL-2 and BSL-3, and GCLP-compliant clinical trial sample analysis among its infectious disease services.

Address 2000 9th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205, United States
Tel +1 205-581-2000
Website https://southernresearch.org/

SRI International (SRI Biosciences)

SRI International is an independent nonprofit research institute in Menlo Park, California.DMPK, ADME, and bioanalysisThe institute states that it "offers comprehensive drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) services to meet your needs" and that its "PK studies that meet all U.S. and European IND submission requirements."

Address 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States; a move to the PARC campus in Palo Alto was announced in August 2026
Tel No details available
Website https://www.sri.com/

StageBio

StageBio is a histopathology contract research organization headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.Histology and toxicologic pathologyHistology covers necropsy support, tissue processing, embedding, sectioning and slide production, with the company stating that "our histology services and facilities are GLP-compliant" and listing bone decalcification and oversized tissue processing in paraffin and plastics among its capabilities.

Address 8415 Progress Drive, Frederick, Maryland 21701, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.stagebio.com/

Surpass

Surpass, Inc. is a preclinical contract research organization in the greater Twin Cities area, near the medical device cluster around Minneapolis and St. Paul.Surgical and interventional in vivo studiesThe company organizes its work around eleven named clinical areas: cardiac covering structural heart and electrophysiology, dermal, gastrointestinal, general and reconstructive surgery, neurological, oncology, orthopedic and spine, respiratory, urogenital, vascular, and wound healing and traumatic injury, plus a track for de novo and disruptive technologies.

Address Described as the Midwest, greater Twin Cities area. No street address is published on the website; press releases from 2013 and 2014 carry an Osceola, Wisconsin dateline
Tel No details available
Website https://surpassinc.com/

T3 Labs (a Veranex facility)

T3 Labs is a preclinical laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia, and since December 14, 2023 it has been part of Veranex, a contract research organization focused on medical devices and diagnostics.Species and modelsLarge animal models are the centre of the offering: swine, both farm breeds and minipigs, sheep, cattle and goats, with mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs available for smaller-scale work.

Address Science Square district, Atlanta, Georgia; no street address is published
Tel No details available
Website https://veranex.com/t3-labs

Taconic Biosciences, Inc.

Taconic Biosciences supplies the animals that other laboratories run studies in.Model supply and custom model generationCustom models are generated by gene editing, embryonic stem cell targeting and pronuclear injection, with a doctoral-level project manager assigned to each programme, and the company states it has produced roughly 5,000 custom models over the last fifteen years.

Address 5 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.taconic.com/

TD2 (Translational Drug Development)

TD2, which stands for Translational Drug Development, is an oncology-focused organization in Scottsdale, Arizona.In vivo oncology modelsThe preclinical offering covers in vivo tumor models including syngeneic models, patient-derived xenografts, cell line-derived xenografts and humanized mouse models, run in a facility the company describes as AAALAC accredited.

Address Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.td2inc.com/

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is an independent nonprofit research institute in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 1941 and operating from a single 200-acre campus with more than 360 staff.Key capabilitiesSee the company profile for available services and project-specific capabilities.

Address San Antonio, Texas, United States; a single campus of about 200 acres
Tel No details available
Website https://www.txbiomed.org/

Translucence Biosystems

Translucence Biosystems, Inc. is a tissue clearing and whole-brain imaging company in Irvine, California, founded in 2018 as a spin-out of the Sunil Gandhi laboratory at the University of California, Irvine.What is sold as a productThe product line covers the Mesoscale Imaging System, described as a modified light-sheet microscope built on a ZEISS platform; Stitchy, an image stitching software tool; and three tissue clearing kits priced between about 895 and 995 US dollars.

Address 5270 California Avenue, Suite 300, Irvine, CA, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://translucencebio.com/

TransPharm Preclinical Solutions

TransPharm Preclinical Solutions, Inc. is a small infectious disease specialist in Jackson, Michigan.In vivo infection models and in vitro microbiologyThe company runs efficacy models of infection in mice and rats, with pharmacokinetic blood sampling available alongside the efficacy readouts.

Address 7190 Brooklyn Road, Jackson (Napoleon Township), MI, United States
Tel No details available
Website https://www.transpharmlab.com/

Yecuris Corporation

Yecuris supplies liver-humanized mice and human hepatocytes from a facility in the Portland area of Oregon, and runs studies on that platform.FRG KO liver-humanized miceThe FRG designation refers to a triple knockout of Fah, Rag2 and Il2rg on a C57BL/6 background, which the company states was originally reported by Azuma and colleagues in 2007.

Address Stated two ways: a post office box in Tualatin, Oregon on the company's about page, and a Portland, Oregon location in the acquisition announcement
Tel No details available
Website https://www.yecuris.com/

Disease & Study Strategy

We highlighted some of the key elements on how to approach Non-clinical studies. These are some approaches that are undergone by many Pharmaceutical companies and many other Medical communities.
For some indications, there are well established animal models available and others commercially available drugs are on the market. However, for the rest of diseases, there’s a huge need for appropriate animal models in research that has high human translatability.

R&D in Oncology

R&D in Oncology

Many major pharmaceutical companies and start-up biotech companies has Pipeline in Oncology field. Here we will explore a few case studies of how each drug was developed in Oncology indication. We will also share which animal model was used in each of their Non-clinical studies.

R&D in Autoimmune Diseases

R&D in Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune diseases happen when your immune system damages your body instead of protecting it. Since it affect large percentage of population, there is a growing demand for a new therapy.
Here, we present some examples of how some pharmaceutical companies have approached in Autoimmune diseases and their case studies in Non-clinical studies.

Drug Discovery for the Treatment of Organ Fibrosis

R&D in Fibrosis

Fibrosis, the excessive accumulation of fibrous connective tissue, can lead to permanent scarring, organ malfunction and, ultimately, death . It affects major organs such as the liver, lungs, and kidneys. It impairs organ function and significantly reduces patients’ quality of life. There are no effective treatments currently available. We highlighted some examples of Drug Development efforts for Fibrosis indication.

R&D in Neurodegenerative Diseases

R&D in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases are conditions in which the brain and nervous systems gradually lose its function—Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease being the most well-known diseases. There have been many strategic approaches for various innovative therapies through continuous trials and studies in this field. Here, we will introduce some of the examples of how actual Drug Development has progressed over time.

R&D in Metabolic Diseases

R&D in Metabolic Diseases

Metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity, are often stemmed from a complex mix of lifestyle factors and genetics.
Non-clinical studies play a crucial role in the development of new therapies. We will showcase examples of how new drugs are developed for metabolic disorder treatment.

R&D in Atopic Dermatitis

R&D in Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin condition characterized by persistent inflammation and intense itching. It affect patients’ quality of life (QOL) significantly. Treatments have been developed through antibody therapies and small-molecule compounds. Here, we highlight some examples of drug development for atopic dermatitis treatment, and show you how innovative therapies are brought to life.

Key Information Before Requesting
a Non-clinical Studies

Depending on your target goal, there are many different approaches to Non-clinical studies. Your choice of animal models can differ depending on many factors;target indication, MOA of your candidate drugs, and so on. Non- Clinical studies are less known to most people, when compared with clinical trials,
We summarized the essential key points you should know before inquiring a Non-clinical study.

Types of Non-clinical Studies

In Japan, pharmaceutical testing is mainly classified into three types: Pharmacological efficacy studies, Safety studies, and Pharmacokinetic(PK) studies. These studies are essential for drug development and regulatory approval.

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Animal Models Used in Non-clinical Studies

Choosing the right animal models for a non-clinical study plays a crucial role in drug development. Different animals are susceptible to different diseases, and factors such as ease of handling and management also influence the selection of the appropriate species.

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Compound Library Screening
for Candidate Discovery

Candidate compounds are compounds identified early in the drug development process and selected for evaluation of their potential efficacy and effectiveness as new drugs.

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Disease Models Used in Nonclinical Studies

Pathological models are animal models developed to reproduce a specific disease or condition. When evaluating the efficacy of a new drug in non-clinical studies, the use of pathological models makes it possible to conduct experiments using animals with symptoms and disease states similar to those of actual patients.

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New Drug Development Process

Generally, it takes more than 10 years from the discovery of a drug candidate to its approval as a new drug. Clinical trials are a key step in the rigorous process of new drug development, and are a key step in the application for approval.

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