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Charles
River
Since
1972 Charles River Italia S.p.A. has been the leader in the production
of high quality laboratory animals. Taking great care in meeting
users' requirements, within the scope of biomedical research, Charles
River has widened the range of products and services made available
to the scientific community. Focusing on this effort, based on the
vast experience gained in the specific field of laboratory animals,
Charles River Italia can also provide service management of animal
care units for third parties. It is in this capacity that Charles
River Italia is located in the San Raffaele Biomedical Science Park,
managing the Animal Care Facility. In addition, Charles River Italia
contributes to the realization of the project of this animal care
unit by its quality of technical and scientific consulting for the
evaluation of existing projects, planning of environmental conditions,
equipment required. The staff, appointed by Charles River Italia
for the management of the Science Park Animal Facility, is selected
and trained in the BARRIERED breeding areas and in the ISOLATORS
section at the Calco Center. The Veterinary Direction and Laboratory
Service of the headquarters, in collaboration with the San Raffaele
Biomedical Science Park Animal Care Unit at DIBIT guarantees:
- supervision of the correct application of standard operative procedures
- advice on any veterinary problem caused or arising from experimental
conditions
- outlining and carrying out of health monitoring for the Science
Park Facility
Charles River is also a leader in providing transgenic services
to promote effective model development and efficient disease screening
with:
- Colony Maintenance & Development: customize breeding
programs that include contract animal production, backcrossing,
intercrossing and development of homozygous colonies. Breeding is
carried out in the Isolators Section or in a system of Filter Top
Cages kept in a dedicate barrier room at Calco plant
- Rederivation: performed to eliminate pathogens interfering
with research is carried at The Transgenic Department in Charles
River-Iffa Credo
- Embryo Cryopreservation & Storage
- Genetic Monitoring & Accelerated Backcrossing: Charles
River offers a comprehensive set of DNA based tests for the monitoring
of genetic background as well as of genetically modified laboratory
animals
- Quarantine & Health Monitoring Health Monitoring Protocols
range in type and complexity from simple serology to comprehensive
testing including, histopatology, bacteriology, parasitology and
serology
- JAX® Mice distribution: The Jackson Laboratory and
Charles River Laboratories have entered into an international cooperative
agreement. The terms of the agreement authorise Charles River to
serve as the exclusive import and distribution agent for all JAX®
Mice strains in the European and Pacific Rim. In addition, under
the guidance of The Jackson Laboratory, Charles River is authorised
to breed, for distribution, selected high demand JAX® Mice strains
in local Charles River breeding facilities in Europe and Japan
- Animal Import & Export Assistance Charles River could
attend to all the necessary certificates of health and the final
delivery to the customer's facility
- Bibliography support: searches from the data bank at Charles
River headquarters
How
to reach us in Italy:
via Indipendenza 11 Calco (Lecco)
Tel. +39 039 509915
Fax +39 039 508219
More
info about Charles River Laboratory group is available on the web
site:
www.criver.com
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