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In the complex landscape of preclinical research, effective colony management of genetically engineered mouse and rat models is crucial for accelerating scientific advancements and ensuring reliable data. Taconic Biosciences has been an innovator since its founding in New York in 1949. As the first commercial provider to offer colony management services, Taconic has set the benchmark for all other programs to follow. Our team has managed more than 6,000 genetically engineered models, underscoring our unparalleled expertise and commitment to scientific progress.
Expert Scientific Program and Project Management
Central to the success of Taconic’s colony management programs are our PhD-level Scientific Program Managers and dedicated Project Managers. These functions offer strategic insights and operational excellence, ensuring projects are executed seamlessly from inception to completion. This approach not only accelerates timelines but also enhances project outcomes through meticulous planning and agile project management strategies. Every project is documented in a project charter, which includes goals, objectives, health status of the animals, risk assessments, milestones, a comprehensive breeding diagram timeline, cost, and defined meeting and communication plans. Our expertise enables us to introduce flexibility into a project plan to account for shifting priorities and new experimental data.
Tailored Solutions for Every Research Need
As no two research projects are the same, no two breeding projects carry the same requirements. Taconic works with principal investigators and veterinarians to tailor our approach to the specific needs of each breeding project, at each stage of the project. Only Taconic Biosciences’ Colony Management Solutions provides customers the option for animal husbandry & breeding in either Isolated Barrier Units (IBUs) or individual isolators. For the customer, this translates into breeding plans that achieve the best balance of quality, speed, and price at the per-project level.
Unrivaled Quality and Compliance
Ensuring the genetic integrity of rodent breeding colonies is essential for a successful preclinical research program. A robust breeding program incorporating best husbandry practices, colony refreshment strategies, and monitoring techniques is essential to prevent strain contamination, genetic drift, and expression changes that could compromise critical studies. Accurate and timely genotype data gives researchers the confidence they need in their in vivo experimental results. Without it, investment in a GEM is put at risk, and compliance to the 3Rs of animal welfare is challenging. At Taconic, all genotyping data are meticulously reviewed by PhD geneticists, ensuring accuracy and reliability in every project phase.
Innovative Tools for Enhanced Collaboration
The industry-leading eTACONIC® web portal provides customers with 24/7 access to project status, data, and inventory. The functions available on the eTACONIC® platform are especially valuable to principal investigators and laboratory staff to supply study cohorts of their GEMs. Investigators can access projects plans, animal inventory, and regular project status updates. The eTACONIC® platform enables researchers to focus more time on their work, without requiring them to engage directly in tedious colony management tasks. This visibility into project status, coupled with our comprehensive project plans and dedicated Project Managers, enables research to move faster while minimizing risk.
Vigilant husbandry plus advanced breeding and support delivers superior results. To learn more about Taconic Biosciences’ Colony Management Solutions and how they can advance your research goals, visit taconic.com/gen.
