BioScience Services

Bioscience servicesQUALITYEXPERTISECONSISTENCYTogether, Focused on research of Worldwide importanceWith decades of experience, SoBran is the right partner for quality bioscience research support services. Government agencies, academic insti-tutions and industry count on SoBran to support medical research programs involving diseases and physiological conditions of worldwide importance. Providing services that far exceed expectations, we work with you to ensure that your research ef-forts are conducted in the most professional and effective manner and maintain the highest levels of quality assurance. Providing compliance Peace of MindAs an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, we offer a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, compliance know-how and management and program oversight. By maintaining security clearances and best practices in quality assurance, SoBran works to satisfy compliance requirements and avoid policy disruptions. Proactive and on BudgetOur scientific and technical professionals are a seamless extension of our clients’ teams. Through a continuous process of self-evaluation and pro-active, out-of-the box thinking we recognize opportunities for program improvements, opera-tional efficiencies and cost-savings. With flexible approaches to problem solving, for example in-troducing new technologies, staffing changes, combining positions and streamlining processes, we help you adapt to changing requirements. “You continue to hire the best people, train and retain them...You provide us a stable, dependable and competent work force. I don’t know how SoBran does it but keep it up.” – representative of the national institutes of Health (niH)SoBran Client Advantages n Ability to focus on your organization’s core strengths n Flexibility to free up additional resourcesn Freedom to concentrate on your competitive edgen Ability to widen your talent pool as neededn Access to state-of-the-art facilitiesn Expert compliance and regulatory insightn Proven best practices in operational proceduresn Access to niche expertise such as facility designAs the industry leader in designing professional animal care programs, managing animal facilities and providing high quality technical support for laboratory animal research projects, we offer a range of services, including:n onsite support – SoBran is ready to serve as your research partner, augment-ing your in-house research and development expertise. Our team of experts man-ages and operates over three dozen laboratory ani-mal facilities at client sites including Animal Biosafety Level (ABSL) I through III, conventional, quarantine and barrier facilities. Services include: animal resource program management, facility and equipment operations, laboratory animal care, veterinary medical and technical procedures, quality assurance and technical training, tech-nical research support, and regulatory and accreditation assistance. n contract research – SoBran supports an ex-panding range of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP compliant research requirements. Our services and design-built laboratory, located in the Science and Technology Park at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, can meet your specific small-animal preclinical toxicology and drug discovery program needs. Scientific and technical professionals assem-ble customized approaches to your research requirements, combining SoBran expertise with specialized services from a network of world-class affiliates. n consulting services – SoBran personnel have spent years refining management techniques and operational procedures; combining best practices and compliance. With a focus on driving programmatic improvement for our clients, onsite and virtual consulting is availa-ble for a host of critical program components including: facility design, standard operating procedures, biosecurity/disease surveillance, regulatory support, animal research protocol development, biosafety/biocontainment and personnel training.client servicesA reputation Built on Making our clients successfulHere is what a few of our clients have to say about our client services:on quality…“I’m writing to acknowledge the positive changes since the transition to SoBran Inc. There has been a definite improvement in animal care, response to investigator needs and enforcement of standard policies.” – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Vascular Biology at a leading Medical Schoolon efficiency…“Since taking over the program, SoBran has reduced manning, saving the government much needed resources, while processing more requests, reducing the error rate to under .02%. Keep up the good work SoBran.” – Mike Zindel, Branch Chief, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Property Utilization Branchon service…“It is with great pride that I sat at the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) exit briefing. SoBran did a terrific job...Having the AAALAC recommending full accreditation for the NIH is a great accomplishment.” – Representative of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)recognized experts serving YouAcknowledged as experts in bioscience research sup-port services, SoBran scientific and technical experts have spoken at influential industry conferences such as the National American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS), TurnKey, Tradeline, and the Centers for Disease Control Symposia. We have also writ-ten articles for a range of publications including the Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS), Comparative Medicine, and LabAnimal. The soBran commitment Our founder, Amos Otis, has understood the im-portance of integrity and responsiveness since his early days commanding a combat crew in the U.S. Air Force to the founding of our company on a single contract in 1987. Today SoBran is almost 1,000 employees strong and has $61 million in annual rev-enue because our employees carry this commitment into every client interaction. At SoBran, each client is treated as our only client. SoBran, Inc.855 N. Wolfe StreetSuite 622Baltimore, MD 21205P 301.476.9077F 301.476.9598ask@sobranbioscience.com www.sobranbioscience.comPArTnering For Your success, MoTivATed BY discoverY