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NuAire announced the release of the Allergard 619 animal transfer station (ATS) in June of 2010. The unit is ergonomic, portable, and energy efficient, and its lightweight design and caster base allow the Allergard 619 to go anywhere in the lab. The Allergard 619 ATS is the only animal transfer station to allow 10” legroom and 12” adjustable work surface height. A prop-up work tray, spill proof drip tray, built-in magnifying glass, touch-free hand sanitizer, and feed hoppers are just a few options the Allergard 619 Animal Transfer Station has to offer.

Colorado State University will build an imaging facility for the study of BSL-3 pathogens and select agents in Fort Collins. Located in the Judson M. Harper Research Complex, the facility will part of the Infectious Disease Research Center sited adjacent to the Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory on the Foothills Campus. The project is supported by $6 million in federal stimulus funding and will support biomedical research using animal models. LEED certification will be sought for the facility.

Boise State University will construct the 9,300-sf Biomedical Research Vivarium in Boise, Idaho. The animal housing facility will support multidisciplinary research combining molecular, cellular, biophysical, and biochemical methods. The project is supported by $3.9 million in federal stimulus funding.

The National Research Council released an updated edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals on June 2, 2010.

InVivos is partnering with Taconic to construct a research animal breeding facility in Singapore. Slated for completion by year-end 2011, the facility will produce up to 600,000 rodents annually at full capacity. InVivos will build the project adjacent to the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Animal Resources in Lim Chu Kang.