Rapid animal colony development: crucial to effective pre-clinical drug development

The success of any pre-clinical research program relies on selecting the right animal for a study, writes Emmanuel Gomas, European services manager at Envigo, in an expert view piece.

But the timing and availability of an animal research colony represents a major challenge for researchers and facility managers alike. Researchers must ensure they can rapidly expand or contract their colony and generate the appropriate number of study cohorts.

Consequently, effective colony development and cohort supply strategies are needed to enable access to a reliable and flexible supply of models, and to keep experimental programs on track.