VIVARIUM FACILITY

Pharmidex manages and runs a dedicated, state of the art, category 2 facility. This establishment is fully compliant to Home Office, Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act. Accredited for AAALAC International and GLP. 


Our highly skilled and qualified animal care technicians, scientists, licence holders, named persons ensure all projects conducted at Pharmidex are centred around the principles of the 3Rs and animal welfare policy.


AWERB – making essential contributions to improving science, animal welfare and the 3R’s, providing ethical advice and support to licence applications.

Facilities

  • A professional, efficient, experienced and responsible solution for animal housing and management
  • AWERB
  • Highly skilled and qualified animal care technicians, scientists, licence holders, named persons ensure all projects conducted at Pharmidex are centered around the 3Rs animal welfare policy
  • IVC cages for rodents
  • Mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits
  • Secure, access-controlled facility
  • Standalone engineering – 24-hour monitoring, BMS alarms
  • Temperature and humidity-controlled rooms available for rent
  • Procedural and surgical suites

Services

  • Breeding
  • Blood and tissue sampling
  • Dosing of compounds (IV, PO, IP, IV, SC, IM, IT) 
  • Clinical observations
  • In vivo imaging 
  • Long or short-term housing including aging studies
  • Multiple surgical techniques
  • Necropsy (GLP/non-GLP)
  • Stereotaxic injections into the brain 
  • Tumour implantation