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Refining Research from all Perspectives

A trusted consulting service for your needs in:

  • Laboratory Animal Medicine

  • Veterinary Pathology

  • Experimental Design and Animal Models

  • Regulatory Oversight

  • Vivarium Design and Operations

What do we do

We partner with academic institutions and biopharmaceutical companies.

We provide customized lab animal medicine, experimental pathology and methodology, regulatory, vivarium design and operation consulting services to support animal-based research discovery on multiple animal models.

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Mathias LEBLANC
DVM, PhD, DACLAM

Owner

Boarded Laboratory Animal Veterinarian

Trained Veterinary Pathologist

Scientist

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Who are we

A leading voice
 
  • Director of Animal Care Programs and Scientific Cores in some of the largest and most reputable institutions in the US and Canada
  • Speaker at conferences in Lab Animal Medicine and Pathology in the US, Canada and Europe
  • Long term involvement in Lab Animal Medicine and Ethics Committees
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With Experience
 
  • Over 20 years of experience in Lab Animal Medicine, Experimental Pathology and Research in academia and biopharmaceutical industry
  • Managing large colonies of new and old world non-human primates, fish, amphibians, naked mole rats, rodents, rabbits, pigs, ruminants and more.
  • Consultant for animal care programs and facility design
  • Member and regulatory expert for IACUC, IBC and Radiation Safety Committees 
  • Member of accreditation teams for AAALAC and CCAC on site visits in the US and internationally
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And a Scientific focus

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  • Former Staff Scientist at the Salk Institute
  • Former Associate Professor at Duke and Wake Forest School of Medicine
  • Author in high impact journals
  • Reviewer in scientific journals
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Supporting your Vision in Laboratory Animal Medicine

Offered Services:

  • Attending Veterinarian

  • Veterinary Care, Diagnostic and Health Surveillance

  • Surgical and Anesthetic Support

  • Animal Procurement

  • Colony Management and Development

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Optimizing your Facilities and Operations

Offered Services:

  • Development and implementation of animal care programs

  • Facility planning, design and renovation

  •  Space usage optimization

  • Operational logistics and work metrics

  • Policy, Guidelines and SOP Development and Review

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Engaging in collaborative regulatory oversight

Offered Services:

  • Establishment of IACUC

  • IACUC and IBC support

  • Policy, Guidelines and SOP Development and Review

  • Veterinary Protocol Reviews

  • Protocol generations and writing

  • Regulatory Oversight and Post-Approval Monitoring

  • Maintenance of compliance

  • Communications with regulatory bodies

  • Administrative and Scientific Staff training and support

  • AAALAC Accreditation preparation and support

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Empowering Research

Offered Services:

  • Animal Model Development and Selection

  • Experimental Design and Scientific Methodology

  • Diagnostic and Experimental Pathology

  • Macroscopic (Gross) evaluation

  • Tissue trimming, processing and staining

  • Histopathology, morphometry and scoring

  • Reporting and imaging

  • Manuscript and Grant Preparation

  • Training

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GET IN TOUCH

To learn more about what we do or to set up an appointment, please get in touch with us. We are looking forward to helping you with your all your needs.

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