Custom Model Generation & Colony Management Solutions

Delivering the complete solution through integrated, end-to-end services

Taconic’s Custom Model Generation and Colony Management Solutions are the only integrated services in the industry to provide the ease, speed, and continuity of a one-stop shop. This end-to-end platform gives the customer access to seamless, hands-free transition of their models from the generation phase to the management phase. Through this integrated design to management service, the timeline from model generation and validation to scaled production and distribution is significantly accelerated, streamlined, and simplified.

Taconic's customers have the benefit of leveraging industry-leading model generation and colony management solutions, without having to compromise on either one.

Through our end-to-end platform, Taconic provides confidence in the right model, in the right specifications, at the right time, allowing researchers to advance their science and supporting responsibilities.

Complete Solution

Leverage industry-leading model generation and colony management solutions

CUSTOM MODEL GENERATION SOLUTIONS

PRECISE, TRANSLATABLE, GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED ANIMAL MODELS FOR PRECLINICAL RESEARCH AND DRUG DISCOVERY

  • 20+ years & >4,500 unique models designed and generated
  • Scientific Program Management and Strategy Design Team of PhD scientists with > 50 years combined experience
  • Strongest track record in the industry with pharma, biotech, and academia

  • “Humanization” via targeted genomic replacement of ~250kb
  • CRISPR-mediated knockout and knock-in models
  • Conditional targeted knockout and knock-in models
  • Targeted and random integration transgenic models

  • Complete sequencing of targeting constructs
  • Southern blot confirmation of ES cell clones with radiolabeled probes, multiple digests, and 5'/3' probes
  • Detailed, accurate, and realistic timelines
  • ExpressMODEL® service accelerates timelines and conversion to colony management

  • Multiple background strains available, including existing genetically modified models
  • Custom start-up packages that reduce time and mitigate risk due to changing priorities or budgets
  • Project milestones provide logical stopping points during project

 

 

COLONY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

EXPERT PLANNING AND AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BRING CONFIDENCE IN THE SUPPLY OF STUDY ANIMALS

  • Access to both direct-import or post-rederivation vivaria to fit each stage of a project plan
  • Full-service embryology operations for accelerated timelines via Rapid and FRapid® expansion
  • Comprehensive genotyping and molecular analysis services for accurate data and reliable turnaround

  • 4 different International Health Monitoring System™ (IHMS™) testing programs
  • All facilities are AAALAC accredited
  • Genotyping data reviewed by PhD geneticists
  • Dedicated support teams in genetics, veterinary sciences, and quality assurance

  • Fee-for-service or fixed price structures available to match best fit for each project
  • World-recognized IHMS™ standards ease distribution of models to customer locations and collaborators
  • Agile project management and flexible planning to accommodate changes in priorities or budget

  • PhD Scientific Program Manager leads the design process to meet customer’s specifications
  • Dedicated Project Manager assigned to every project to drive execution
  • Custom communication and reporting plans for every program
  • First of its kind eTACONIC® online platform for 24/7 access to project status, data, and inventory

Taconic's Complete Solution

Taconic’s end-to-end solution will help customers successfully navigate through every stage in the lifecycle of their genetically engineered model from design to generation, to scaled production, and reliable distribution of study cohorts to support any research program.

MODEL GENERATION SOLUTIONS

Taconic’s Model Generation Solutions empower our customers with a unique combination of capabilities, specifically tailored to each individual discovery program:

  • Most experienced model generation and breeding company
  • Most comprehensive toolkit
  • Exclusive programs
  • Concierge approach to partnering with customers

COLONY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Taconic’s fully-integrated colony management solutions bring innovative models from design to study-ready cohorts with unprecedented speed and transparency:

Complete Solution from Taconic
  • Most experienced model generation and colony management company
  • The complete toolkit
  • Colony management solution process
  • Partnering with our customers
  • Expanded applications and opportunities

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Taconic Biosciences' model generation team has produced about 5,000 models in the last 15 years, developing a globally-recognized reputation for advancing the work of in vivo researchers. Our scientific program managers are here to help you navigate the complexities of model generation.

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