Animal work is tricky business. First and foremost, it is expensive. It requires dedicated facilities. It also requires staff with expertise in...

As previously discussed, there is great value in using in vivo models such as genetically modified mice and xenograft models for oncology research...

Xenograft is animal tissue implanted into a different species and is often used for evaluating treatment for disease and organ failure. Currently...

Mice and rats are go-to animal models for research. A recent report out of the European Union demonstrated the dominance of these rodents in...

Oncology research using genetically engineered mice (GEM) to express oncogenes and model cancers has grown exponentially in the past 30 years...

Researchers and pharmaceutical companies believe that stem cells, especially induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), hold great promise for drug...

This is Part 3 in a four-part series in which Dr. Kevin Lustig and Dr. Maria Thompson explore a new paradigm for virtual drug discovery in a...

Breast cancer has an enormous amount of funding and awareness, as it affects millions of woman worldwide. With the recent hubbub around Angelina...

Just last week, we wrote about how drug development costs are keeping obesity drugs off the market. This week, we take a look at Alzheimer’s...

We’ve covered the importance of tactical vs strategic outsourcing and the potential for savings and innovation by outsourcing, and now we’ll be...