ABL’s animal facilities are located in Rockville, Maryland.  We currently operate a ~35,000 square-foot Animal Biosafety Level 2/3 (ABSL-2/3) containment area within this facility. ABL's animal facility is USDA-registered and is accredited by the American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC), an association widely recognized for its standards of excellence in laboratory animal care. As an accredited facility, ABL complies with all policies of the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," DHHS (NIH 85-23), Animal Welfare (DHHS-TN 73-2) the NIH Manual Issuance 4206 and 6000-3-4-58, "Responsibility for Care and Use of Animals CDC/NIH 4th edition”, “Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories,” and Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. ABL has a Category 1 assurance from OLAW of the Public Health Service.

ABL has been performing vital rabbit and rodent studies for government and commercial clients for over 30 years.  We have a wealth of experience and capabilties that we are able to bring to bear to help clients answer their research questions and aid with candidate selection.  We regularly perform both small and large studies for clients, and are unique in that we are able to not only perform the complex animal manipulations and sample collections but also can do the associated testing and analysis. Routes of Administration:

Services:
Optimize different delivery methods
Clinical and anatomical pathology evaluations/procedures
Project Management

Capabilities:

Experience Includes:
Proof-of-Concept Studies
Challenge Studies
Efficacy Studies
Potency Studies
Nutrional Supplements
Microbicides
Therapeutics
Vaccines
Antiretrovirals
Combination Studies
Immunological and Virological Assays