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| Founded | September 2015 |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, IN, United States; facilities in 14+ countries |
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Number of employees | 1,200+ (2020) |
| Parent | Inotiv (2021–present) |
Envigo (en-VEE-go) is a privately held contract research organization and laboratory animal sourcer that provides live animals and related products and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, government, academia and other life science organizations engaged in animal testing.[2] The company breeds and sells research animals – which are referred to in the industry as "research models"– including rodents (mice, rats, hamsters and guinea pigs), rabbits, beagles and non-human primates.[3] Envigo is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employs more than 1,200 people at 30+ locations across North America, Europe and the Middle East.[4][failed verification]
Many of Envigo's breeding sites have been accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International Council including: Horst, the Netherlands (March 29, 2016),[5] Indianapolis, IN, Livermore, CA, Boyertown and Denver, PA, St Louis, MO and others.[6][2] However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act at the company's Cumberland, Virginia dog-breeding facility and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint against Envigo for the violations in federal court.[7] In a settlement reached in July 2022, the company agreed to no longer engage in activities at the site that require an Animal Welfare Act license and to relinquish the over 4,000 beagles at the facility to the Humane Society of the United States.[7]
- ^ "Envigo Appoints President and CEO - Jul 27 2016 06:31 PM - Envigo - Labmate Online". labmate-online.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Feds seize 145 beagles "in distress" from Virginia research facility where hundreds of dogs were found dead". www.cbsnews.com. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
The government is requesting that a judge declare Envigo has repeatedly violated the Animal Welfare Act and restrain the company from further violations. 'Envigo is failing to meet the minimum standards for handling and housing the beagles, resulting in the unnecessary suffering and, at times, death of beagles at the Cumberland Facility,' the complaint said.
- ^ Envigo. "Find Research Models". www.envigo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "About Envigo". envigo.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "AAALAC accreditation for Envigo lab in the Netherlands". outsourcing-pharma.com. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Directory of Accredited Organizations Search Result". aaalac.org. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b Orr, Susan (26 July 2022). "Inotiv says closures of animal-breeding facilities could cost it nearly $10M". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
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