Colony Expansion/Maintenance

BIOCON specialises in helping clients expand new transgenic models into viable production colonies. We have worked successfully with government agencies, biotechnology firms and pharmaceutical companies.

Our services include:

Colony maintenance and expansion

• Proprietary breeding and colony management software which characterises reproductive performance and assures consistent supplies of research animals
• Genotype testing to ensure the pedigree and purity of the colony
• Backcrossing of animals onto different strains
• Customised and flexible breeding programs and protocols
• Inventory Reporting, productivity reporting and weaning reports

Assisted reproductive studies

• In vitro fertilisation
• Various ovulation techniques, including super-ovulation and timed pregnant females

Rodent rederivation services

• Caesarean Surgery
• Embryo Transfer

Cryopreservation services

• Collection, cryopreservation, and storage of embryos and sperm