Friday 5 May 2017

TACONIC BIOSCIENCES EXPANDS MICROBIOME PORTFOLIO

Germ Free BALB/c Mice Facilitate Discovery of New Therapeutics
 
HUDSON, N.Y., May 5 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taconic Biosciences, global leader in genetically engineered mouse models and associated services and the only commercial provider of germ-free mice, announced it has added Germ Free BALB/c mice to its microbiome portfolio.  The new product expands Taconic’s existing collection of germ-free animal models, which includes C57BL/6 (Black 6) and Swiss Webster mice. 
 
The BALB/c inbred strain is commonly used for antibody production and vaccine efficacy studies.  It is also widely used in adoptive transfer studies such as adoptive transfer colitis models and syngeneic tumor studies for immuno-oncology research. Taconic offers Germ Free BALB/c mice as an off-the-shelf product, with study cohorts available for immediate worldwide delivery.

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