When using overseas CROs or disease models, the company's location alone does not allow you to determine the actual study execution country, contract terms, language, international transport, or regulatory compliance. Furthermore, the mere information that they "possess the model" does not tell you whether that model can be utilized for standard contract research.
Here, practical conditions regarding international outsourcing and each company's model provision formats are organized by item. Please use this as a reference checklist when comparing candidate outsourcing destinations.
We will confirm the locations of the sales offices or Japanese legal entities separately from the locations of the facilities where the non-clinical studies are actually conducted.
I will check separately whether we can consult in Japanese and whether the Japanese legal entity can be the contracting party.
Distinguish between proprietary models, routine implementation, past performance, partnership models, and custom builds.
Items that cannot be confirmed through publicly available information alone are marked as "pending confirmation" and are not judged as unsupported.
When outsourcing to an overseas CRO, it is necessary to separately confirm the actual countries where the trials will be conducted, the Japanese-speaking point of contact, the contracting entity, the language of the reports, international shipping, and the scope of compliance with the regulations of each country.
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| company | Company type | Headquarters location | Actual test implementation countries and locations | Availability of Japanese support desk | Eligibility for contracting with domestic corporations | Report language | Handling international shipping | Response to PMDA, FDA, EMA, etc. | Verification source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labcorp | Global CRO / laboratory services | United States | US / China - Shanghai / UK - Germany, etc. | Yes (Japanese website and Japanese branch information available) | Please confirm | Please confirm | Global logistics system available. Individual conditions must be confirmed. | Global non-clinical and regulatory submission support available. PMDA compliance scope must be confirmed individually. | Verification source |
| Charles River Laboratories, Inc. | Global CRO / research models | United States | US, Canada, China, Europe, Australia, etc. | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Global support. Conditions for each project must be confirmed. | Includes non-clinical development and regulatory compliance. Scope of coverage by region must be confirmed. | Verification source |
| Crown Bioscience | Oncology / metabolic disease CRO | Global (with a Japanese subsidiary) | Research facilities in Asia, Europe, and the United States | Yes | Japanese subsidiary exists. Contracting entity to be confirmed per project. | Please confirm | Handling international cases. Shipping conditions need to be confirmed. | Drug discovery and non-clinical support available. Scope of regulatory application support needs to be confirmed. | View company information |
| WuXi AppTec | Global CRO / CDMO | China | overseas non-clinical facilities centered on China | Available (Japanese subsidiary as the contact point) | Case-by-case review | Please confirm | Handling international cases. Shipping terms to be confirmed per case. | Integrated non-clinical support including IND-enabling | View company information |
| Inotiv, Inc. | Global CRO | United States | US, Europe, etc. Details need to be confirmed. | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Publishing support track record including IND/NDA/BLA, etc. | View company information |
| Eurofins Discovery | Discovery / preclinical CRO | Global | In-house labs in multiple countries. Check by service. | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Supporting from early drug discovery to preclinical stages. Regulatory compliance scope to be confirmed. | View company information |
| Evotec SE | Global discovery / preclinical CRO | Germany, Hamburg | Europe, US, etc. Check by service | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Supporting from drug discovery to preclinical development. Please confirm the scope of application support. | View company information |
| Gubra A/S | Specialty preclinical CRO / biotech | Denmark | our facility centered in Denmark | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | Preclinical support in the metabolism and fibrosis therapeutic areas | View company information |
| Biocytogen Boston Corp | Model provider / CRO / biotech | China, Beijing | China-centric. Overseas implementation sites to be confirmed per project | Please confirm | Please confirm | Please confirm | International supply of models and samples available. Conditions are subject to confirmation. | Promoting support from early drug discovery to IND | View company information |
| SMC Laboratories | Specialty Efficacy CRO | Japan, Tokyo | Japan (LA Office is the point of contact) | Yes | Contracts with domestic corporations are accepted. | Japanese and English will be verified per project. | Overseas customer projects, international shipping available. Conditions need to be confirmed. | Focused mainly on pharmacodynamics and pharmacology. The scope of regulatory submission support needs to be confirmed. | Verification source |
The "actual test execution countries" are organized by prioritizing the location of facilities where non-clinical, pharmacology, toxicology, DMPK, etc., are conducted, rather than the business offices.
The use of disease models is not limited to cases where each company uses its own uniquely developed model. Other approaches include conducting studies as standard contract menus, using partner-affiliated models, and newly building models for each project.
This model is developed, branded, and copyrighted in-house.
This is a model that includes standard procedures and can be undertaken as a routine project.
While there is a past track record, it is not necessarily offered on a regular basis currently.
We will use external models, licenses, and partner technologies.
We newly construct or optimize models depending on the target and pathological conditions.
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| company | proprietary model | Regularly conducted at our own facilities | Past implementation experience | Implemented through licenses and partnerships | Custom-built for each project | Notes on Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labcorp | Please confirm | Public information available | Please confirm | Please confirm | Verify individually for each case | We will check the Japanese base and the actual testing site separately. |
| Charles River Laboratories, Inc. | Please confirm | Public information available | Publicly available information and proven track record | Publicly available / Requires confirmation | Custom options available / Details require confirmation | We will check the model supply business and contract testing separately. |
| Crown Bioscience | Available (HuGEMM™, HuCELL™, etc.) | Yes | Yes | Yes / Individual confirmation | Yes / Individual confirmation | We check proprietary models, humanized models, PDX, etc., on a model-by-model basis. |
| WuXi AppTec | Please confirm | Yes | Yes | Please confirm | Available / Requires confirmation | We will check the contact point function of the Japanese subsidiary and the actual testing facility separately. |
| Inotiv, Inc. | Please confirm | Public information available | Publicly available information and proven track record | Please confirm | Please confirm | Evaluating toxicity, DMPK, and efficacy at the facility level increases accuracy. |
| Eurofins Discovery | Please confirm | Public information available | Publicly available information and proven track record | Please confirm | Please confirm | We will examine the in vitro assay and the in vivo disease model separately. |
| Evotec SE | Please confirm | Public information available | Publicly available information and proven track record | Please confirm | Custom options available / Details require confirmation | We will also check separately whether it is an integrated drug discovery program-type contract. |
| Gubra A/S | Present (custom disease model) | Yes | Yes | Please confirm | Please confirm | Specialized in MASH, obesity, diabetes, fibrosis, etc. |
| Biocytogen Boston Corp | Yes (such as BioMice) | Yes | Yes | Licensing and partnership options available | Custom gene modifications, etc. included | I will check the model sales and the commissioned testing using that model separately. |
| SMC Laboratories | Yes (STAM™, STAM™-HCC / IO+, etc.) | Yes | Yes | Yes (PXB-mouse®, etc.) | Available (Made-to-Order Model) | You can clearly check and distinguish between proprietary, partnered, and custom-built options. |
Yes relatively clearPublic information available There is a difference in the granularity of information.Please confirm Do not make definitive conclusions based solely on publicly available information.
This page organizes comparison items based on publicly available information. Items marked as "Needs Confirmation" or left unlisted do not imply that a company does not support them. Test details, implementing facilities, contract terms, languages, transportation, regulatory compliance, and model availability are subject to change. Please check official information or contact points of each company for specific outsourcing terms.
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In recent years, there has been more demand for clinically relevant data, globally accepted reliability, and accurate early-stage screening.
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