Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today announced a new agreement which grants Charles River commercial access to AstraZeneca’s (NYSE: AZN) high-throughput screening (HTS) and compound management infrastructure. Through the agreement, Charles River will perform HTS programs for its clients utilizing AstraZeneca’s state-of-the-art HTS facility.
Charles River will place scientists-in-residence at AstraZeneca’s Centre for Lead Discovery in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to manage its compound collection and run HTS for clients with a comprehensive range of assay technologies, liquid handling platforms, and automated storage systems. The highly dynamic and brand-new compound management and HTS facility is equipped to provide efficient drug discovery screening services from assay conception to hit identification.
SLAS2018 International Conference and Exhibition
Charles
River will debut its enhanced HTS offering, which includes a recent
expansion of its in-house compound library, during SLAS2018, the annual
flagship conference for the Society for Laboratory Automation and
Screening being held February 3-7, 2018, in San Diego, CA. Conference
attendees can meet with Charles River experts at Booth #1746 to discuss
HTS, along with the Company’s comprehensive portfolio of drug discovery
and development services.
Additionally, David Cronk, Director of Hit Discovery at Charles River, will present a tutorial, A Perspective on the Use of Stem Cells in High-Throughput Screening, on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, from 12:30-1:15 p.m. To learn more about Charles River’s presence at SLAS2018, click here.
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About Charles River
Charles River provides essential products and services to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies and leading academic institutions around the globe accelerate their research and drug development efforts. Our dedicated employees are focused on providing clients with exactly what they need to improve and expedite the discovery, early-stage development and safe manufacture of new therapies for the patients who need them. To learn more about our unique portfolio and breadth of services, visit www.criver.com.
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