Genetically Engineered Mice & Rats
With decades of experience and the largest global network of breeding locations, we take pride in our ability to offer an unparalleled selection of services for genetically engineered animals to meet your unique needs. Additionally, through our collaboration with genOway, we offer study-ready knockout mouse models for use in in vivo studies.
Services for Genetically Engineered Animals
| Rat & Mouse Breeding & Colony Management | Over 60 years of experience breeding mice and rats with all types of genetic mutations |
| Rat & Mouse Model Creation | Generation of mutant mouse and rat models including knockout, transgenic, knockin, knockdown, models and more |
| Genetic Testing Services | Genotyping, Assay development, background strain characterization speed congenics and zygosity testing |
| Cryopreservation | Backup live animal colonies or store lines that are not actively being used. Recover cryopreserved stocks in as little as 10-12 weeks |
| Rederivation | Rederivation services to remove organisms such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites from rodent colonies |
| Rapid Colony Development | Utilizing laser-assisted IVF and other technologies; expand a small colony to generate hundreds (or thousands) of animals for study |
| Animal Quarantine | Assess health status and guard against contamination when receiving transgenic & mutant animals from another organization |
| Line Rescue | Our line rescue services can diagnose, plan, and recover breeding colonies; allowing research and breeding to continue |
| Project Management | Our expert staff will create customized breeding plans, troubleshoot difficulties and deliver cohorts of study-ready animals |
| MEA Testing | Screen media and materials for toxicity using mouse embryo assay (MEA) |