The Taconic Candy Sale originally started around 1999 as a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life®. The Sale was so successful that what started as a single idea has evolved into a tradition still going strong after more than twenty years. Over that time Taconic has been able to donate money to various charities, while also providing a fun snack option for staff... Read More
Signs Exclusive Agreement with University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to Access Humanized ACE2 Mouse Model Rensselaer, NY — June 22, 2020 - Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces an exclusive agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) to distribute humanized ACE2 mice for coronavirus research. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, uses the ACE2... Read More
Local Production of the CIEA NOG mouse® Model Now Available on the West Coast Rensselaer, NY, — June 10, 2020 - Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces local West Coast United States production of the immunodeficient CIEA NOG mouse® model. Immunodeficient animal models are critical to the drug discovery ecosystem. One of the most common contributors to the high product... Read More
First Animal Model Provider to Create Program Aiding Researchers Planning for Return Rensselaer, NY, — May 18, 2020 - Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces the successful implementation of its Rapid Restart™ program. Launched over a month ago, Taconic was the first animal model provider in the industry to provide researchers with a program specifically designed to aid laboratories transitioning... Read More
The 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) will be taking place virtually from May 12-15, 2020. Intellia Therapeutics Inc., a company specializing in genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9, announced that five poster abstracts have been accepted for presentation at this meeting. One specific poster, titled "In Vivo Model Development for Genome-Edited T Cell Therapeutics", demonstrates the use of improved murine models... Read More
Taconic's Dr. Alexander Maue recently authored a follow-up article for International Biopharmaceutical Industry (IBI) to his original comment on how the microbiome can improve reproducibility and translatability of animal models. In part two, he elaborates on how the microbiome can impact drug efficacy and what types of mouse models are being developed to further immuno-oncology research. Read the complete article at: biopharmaceuticalmedia.com... Read More
Recent research into the microbiome demonstrates that the composition of gut microbiota influences the development and progression of disease. However, more research is needed to fully strengthen this connection. Taconic's Dr. Alexander Maue recently authored an article for Drug Discovery World depicting the investment landscape of biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the microbiome field. Dr. Maue describes how the number of IPOs, mergers & acquisitions, collaborations, and... Read More
SIOP is an important process for many companies, and of prime importance for mouse model generation. Taconic's Terry Receveur was recently featured in AALAS discussing this process, and how it supports the 3Rs of animal research: Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement. The goal of SIOP is to develop a plan for sales, production, inventory, new product development, strategic initiatives, and financials. Read the complete article at: aalas.org... Read More
In a recent article for Drug Target Review, Taconic's Dr. Paul Volden emphasizes how humanized immune system (HIS) mouse models have enabled the development of numerous immunotherapies. HIS models contain human immune cells and can offer more translatability in drug discovery and development than genetically engineered models. There are now a wide-variety of humanized mice available from animal model vendors, including the severely immunodeficient CIEA NOG mouse... Read More
Announces Preclinical COVID-19 Research Tools Rensselaer, NY — March 20, 2020 - Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces support for global COVID-19 research efforts via a new Coronavirus Toolkit featuring relevant models and services. Mouse models have been extensively used for research on the SARS-CoV virus, closely related to the new SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Taconic offers many animal... Read More