Mispro

Mispro is a contract vivarium organization that gives biotech and biopharmaceutical companies access to accredited animal research space, with animal care and compliance handled by its own staff. Its Cambridge site is part of a network covering every major U.S. and Canadian biotech hub. Research teams run their own preclinical rodent studies in turnkey facilities, keeping control of their science and timelines without building and staffing a vivarium or outsourcing to a contract research organization.

Facilities are accredited by AAALAC, and Mispro provides certified animal husbandry, veterinary and technical services along with regulatory oversight, including IACUC and OLAW/PHS compliance. The company supports work across more than 60 research areas, from in vivo pharmacology to gene editing. It currently supports more than 120 companies, with over 500 scientists working in its facilities, and all of its veterinary staff are ACLAM certified.

What to Know

• Mispro can also take over animal care and compliance in a company’s own vivarium.
• About 80 percent of its lab animal technicians hold professional certifications.
• The facilities support non-GLP research.
• It is a member of the Kendall Square Association.