NAME Plataforma del Animalario, desarrollo de biomodelos y modelos Animales

DESCRIPTION

La Plataforma del Animalario, desarrollo de biomodelos y modelos animales, es una unidad de apoyo a iniciativas biomédicas de generación, incorporación y difusión del conocimiento científico y técnico. Su objetivo es promocionar la investigación, el desarrollo y la formación biomédica, facilitando a los profesionales de la salud los recursos necesarios para el desarrollo de estas iniciativas mediante el asesoramiento y colaboración en el diseño y realización de proyectos de investigación, proyectos de bioseguridad, docencia y otras actividades cuyos procedimientos utilizan modelos animales

FIELDS OF APPLICATION

Biomedical consumables

MOST OUTSTANDING EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS

  • Biological samples Lab

    Biological samples processing lab

  • Conventional Housing for small rodents

    Conventional Housing for small rodents; mice, rats, rabbits, etc.

  • Housing platform for large mammals

    Housing platform for large mammals; pig, sheep

  • SPF barrier housing

    SPF barrier housing (mice)

  • Surgery suite

    2 and 1 operating tables, one microsurgery room

SERVICES OFFERED BY THE ASSET

Animal disease models. Preclinical drug studies/ surgical techniques

Long-term housing of small and large animal disease models. This service allows the subsequent evaluation of the administration of different experimental drugs or surgical techniques, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK / PD).

Assistance in surgical procedures in research and teaching projects

Assistance is in product administration, sample collection, cell inoculation, blood or fluid collection, anesthesia, analgesia, euthanasia, necropsy and sample collection, and postoperative care

Custom experimental procedures development

Establishment and fine tuning of disease models in both large and small animals allowing drugs evaluation, biomedical devices testing, etc.

Specific—pathogen-free (SPF) rodent breeding

Breeding and housing of immunosuppressed, transgenic, GMO, neurodegenerative diseases, rare diseases, oncology, etc. rodents

ENTITY MANAGING THE ASSET

ENTITY MANAGING THE ASSET
ASOCIACIÓN INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA BIOCRUCES BIZKAIA
Contact person:
Carmen Rey Santano
MARIACARMEN.REYSANTANO@osakidetza.eus