Research services
Comparative Medicine
High-quality animal models and veterinary care to support biomedical research and training at KFSHRC and beyond.
Overview
Comparative medicine provides high-quality animal models and veterinary care within its specialist facilities. Accredited by AAALAC International, we uphold high international standards of practice while always prioritizing animal welfare. In addition to supporting scientists and clinicians across a range of research and clinical activity, we also conduct cutting-edge research in reproductive biology and infertility biomarkers discovery and therapeutics.
Animal Models for Biomedical Research, Testing, and Training
Animal studies are a vital step in clinical trials. Our service ensures that scientists have access to animals with high quality of health and care by maintaining high biosecurity measures, optimal animal housing facilities and regular animal health monitoring and subclinical infections screening.
Clinicians and surgeons gain new skills on new or complicated surgical procedures that can be effectively applied to their patients with the aid of large animal models and our fully equipped operating rooms. Post-surgical care is provided round the clock by our veterinary teams to prevent post-operative complications and control pain.
Contract Research Organization
Our technology and expertise are also available to external organisations for contracts and collaborations. In recent times, we have managed and conducted studies on medical devices testing, immune therapies and surgical innovations with local and international universities and hospitals who benefit from our state-of-the-art facilities and guidance in animal care.
Research on Reproduction and Infertility
Infertility affects 1 out of 6 people in the adult population globally and is a rising health issue. Our scientists are motivated to investigating various factors that contribute to both male and female infertility and are able to employ cutting-edge technology within our on-site laboratories to do so. From the discovery of genetic factors to molecular and cellular mechanism characterization, reproductive organoids and animal studies allow us to seek better answers to questions and make a difference to families facing challenges in fertility.
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