surgical models & services
Surgically induced models in laboratory animals are widely used in the preclinical drug discovery process and efficacy testing and play a pivotal role in biomedical research and biocompatibility testing of Medical Devices.
Our team excels in developing and establishing surgical models and procedures. Recognizing the uniqueness of each research project, design and objectives, we prioritize customization in our services. In turn, our clients benefit from our proven track record of delivering high-quality results.
Through our active partnerships with top-of-the-line physicians and expert veterinarians in specific fields, and our custom services, we remove common challenges to deliver disease-specific models with successful, accurate and uniform surgical outcomes.
Our personnel undergo rigorous training and evaluation prior to performing surgery, and surgical skills are continuously monitored.
Compliance with regulatory standards and maintaining stringent quality control are fundamental aspects of our approach in preclinical studies and those are applicable also to surgically induced models and to studies involving surgical procedures.
Our surgical services are conducted by highly skilled surgeons with vast experience in veterinary medicine and animal science and range from simple procedures (e.g., soft tissue/organ extractions and implantation) to highly complex catheterizations /cannulations and defects/injury models
We currently offer a variety of surgical models and services on multiple species (e.g., rat, mouse, rabbit, swine):
- Vascular catheterizations
- Non-vascular catheterizations
- Nerve injury
- Bone defects
- Wound healing models
- Soft tissue procedures
- Implantation at various tissues (e.g., bone, muscle, subcutaneous, ocular, spinal cord, perianal, etc.)
- Surgically induced blood loss models
- Surgically induced tumour models
- Adrenalectomy
- Castration
- Hysterectomy (ovaries intact)
- Oophorohysterectomy (ovaries and uterus removed)
- Ovariectomy
- Parapharyngeal hypophysectomy (HYPOX)
- Sciatic nerve section
- Splenectomy
- Nephrectomy
- Vasectomy
- Laminectomy
- Spinal cord injury
- Intrathecal administration
- Intraocular lens implants (IOL)
- Laser eye surgery and glaucoma models
- Any other requested surgical procedure, including establishment phase
