// September, 2024
Welcome to the second episode of our “Frequently Asked Questions” series.
Today, we’d like to address four common queries that our Housing experts often receive, along with our feedback. Enjoy reading!
As always, if you have any other questions or curiosities about Tecniplast’s...
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// September, 2024
ARIA Changing Stations can be optionally equipped with the Motion Detector Sensor, an electronic sensor for energy-saving purposes.
Positioned on the front side of the cabinet, it detects the presence of the operator and automatically adjusts the ventilation, reducing energy consumption as needed....
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// July, 2024
Curious about how to achieve ABSL3 in your facility? Follow these five essential steps:
Staffing
Ensure an adequate number of staff members.
Operators should be experienced and motivated.
Training
Schedule regular training to maintain a high level of competence.
Include...
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// July, 2024
Read the following article to delve into essential Gnotobiotic and Germ-Free glossary!
Conventional : An animal with normal, indigenous, but undefined microflora.
SPF : Specific Pathogen Free. SPF animals are free from specified pathogens but have an undefined microflora.
SOPF : Specific...
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// May, 2024
In May, we proudly commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tecniplast Group and the centennial milestone of our founder Carlo Bernardini's birth.This is the right time to pay homage to his legacy and underscore our unwavering dedication to excellence and innovation in the Laboratory Animal Science sector....
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// February, 2024
Panorama newsletter continues the legacy of our successful printed magazine “ Panorama News ” with 85 editions, and now transitions to a digital format!
Panorama serves as a window into our daily operations, sharing our passion, commitment, expertise, and know-how in the exciting world of...
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// January, 2024
Tecniplast Launches GnotoEDU Playlist on YouTube to Foster Gnotobiology Education
In a commitment to advancing education in the field of gnotobiology, Tecniplast, a leading company in laboratory animal housing solutions, has launched a new educational initiative on its official YouTube channel. The...
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// December, 2023
We are pleased to introduce the NEW Recovery Rack with Humidification Control and HD version.
The NEW Transit Line HDis designed to accommodate even more cages, providing extra space for your experiments. With the addition of the NEW humidification controlin the Recovery Rack, humidity...
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// November, 2023
We are pleased to introduce the NEW EMERAT ER1050 , the rat experimental cage conceived to improve research outcomes.ER1050 is part of the Emerald Line, the most innovative family of IVCs in the market.
Highlights:
LARGER FLOOR AREA: unlikely standard 900 cm2 rats IVCs, ER1050 allows...
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// September, 2023
With the acquisition of Labosystem S.r.l. and KW S.r.l., the Tecniplast Group has bolstered its presence in the laboratory sector and introduced a new division known as TECNILABO.
This strategic move is expected to yield positive synergies across various aspects of our operations, including procurement,...
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// May, 2023
We are delighted to invite you to the workshop entitled "Advancing Laboratory Animal Science: The Benefits of Home Cage Monitoring and Digital Ventilated Cages (DVC®)." This workshop aims to explore the application of home cage monitoring and DVC® technology in the field of laboratory animal...
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// May, 2023
At Tecniplast, we strongly believe that our people are the most valuable asset we have. We understand and appreciate their skills and contributions, and we are committed to promoting sustainability, equality, and respect as fundamental principles of our corporate culture to ensure the well-being of our...
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// May, 2023
The interest in gnotobiology has grown in recent years: the Modern Gnotobiology International Symposium aims to provide an international overview of current scientific trends and facility management.
The symposium is being organized to support the networking of facility managers, researchers, and trained...
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// April, 2023
In 2022, the Tecniplast Recycling Program achieved a record year, resulting in over 426,000 kg of CO2 savings (the amount of CO2 not released into the atmosphere). This program demonstrated remarkable success, particularly in Germany with over 290,000 kg of CO2 savings and in the UK with 135,641 kg of CO2...
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// April, 2023
An interesting pre congress workshop will be organized at the CELASC 2023 ( www.celasc.org ) with the title “ A day with zebrafish, one of the fastest growing models in laboratory animal research”
The workshop ( https://www.celasc.org/scientific-programme/ ) will be from 9.00 AM to 01.00 PM,...
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// March, 2023
Tecniplast will participate in the CELASC ( www.celasc.org ), the 1st Central-East European Laboratory Animal Science Congress, the most important conference in this part of the world, which will be held in the CUBEX Centre Prague, Czech Republic, on 30th May – 1st June, 2023.
The congress is...
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// January, 2023
We are pleased to announce the availability of the EMber, an electronic system designed to increase temperature inside Emerald IVCs.
It provides a comfortable, warm environment to animals for many different application areas such as post surgical recovery, metabolism of drugs, body thermoregulation studies,...
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// December, 2022
Tecniplast received the Top Investors in China 2022 award, during the XVII edition of the China Awards 2022, organized by MF – Milano Finanza and the ICCF, Italy China Council Foundation.
The award ceremony was held in Milan on December 14, at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology;...
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// November, 2022
Tecniplast also in 2022 obtains the CRIBIS “Prime Company” Certificate, the recognition of maximum commercial reliability based on the CRIBIS rating, an internationally and constantly updated indicator of the reliability of a company.
The “Prime Company” Certificate recognizes , one...
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// October, 2022
An interesting seminar will discuss on how Thermoregulation is one of the greatest energy expenditures for rodents and the effects of these energy expenditures on study outcomes.
The seminar will discuss the background of Thermoregulation and recently explored effects on study outcomes, specifically in the...
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// October, 2022
An interesting seminar at AALAS 2022 in Louisville will describe the concept of transitional digital biomarkers and their use in automated home housing systems.
The seminar will shows how these concepts can improve the animal welfare component as well as the study outcomes, both on efficacy and safety...
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// October, 2022
Tecniplast considers Environmental, social and economic sustainability and its ever-increasing impact an essential factor in management decisions and in the evaluation of companies.
Tecniplast, as the best companies around the world are, is adopting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda....
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// September, 2022
2 important speakers, Betty Theriault (DVM, DACLAM) –title of her presentation will be: “Gnotobiology Model Development and Maintenance Requirements, Current Trends and Future Visions” and John Hasenau (DVM, DACLAM) with a presentation titled “Pandemic Use of Home-Cage Monitoring...
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// August, 2022
Tecniplast has among its priority objectives, to the same extend as profitability, the quality of the product and service, the safeguarding of the environment and the compatibility of its business with the territory it operates in.
This is why the Company Management has implemented an integrated Management...
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// June, 2022
An interesting workshop entitled “Multi-centre study of home-cage physical activity of C57BL/6 mice and their responses to microenvironmental conditions during consecutive cycles of bi-weekly housing change-outs” has been organized at the next Felasa in Marseilles.
In this seminar results of a...
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// May, 2022
An outstanding Workshop entitled “Next-level housing and infrastructure plans: Improving animal model translation, welfare, and operational efficiencies through automation of facilities and housing” has been organized at the next Felasa in Marseilles.
This Workshop will share the latest,...
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// May, 2022
An interesting webinar entitled “Present and Future Gnotobiology trends; opportunity for improved animal modelling with the use of 24/7 bio-exclusion home cage monitoring housing systems” is planned for June 23rd, 2022, at 4:00 Pm CEST .
2 important speakers, Betty Theriault (DVM, DACLAM) and...
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// March, 2022
Finally, after 2 years, we are back with the International Digital Vivarium Forum, live in Buguggiate.
The Digital Vivarium becomes more and more the best solution to drive our pre-clinical industry to the next stage.
Attend the 3 thematic day Forum to discover how the digital technology solutions already...
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// March, 2022
Emerald received the certificate granting a standard Patent in Hong Kong ,too, for the Smart Top as already received in many others.
Nothing strange in this. Indeed, when Tecniplast presented the Emerald, customers stated that the Smart Top would definitely change the way they had always managed cage change....
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// February, 2022
Tecniplast has obtained from DNV Italia S.p.A., a global organization specialized in independent assurance, inspection and certification activities, an Independent Assurance Statement of its 2020 environmental Report, covering the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
This Assurance Statement, the only one in the...
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// November, 2021
Over the last 20 months, we’ve experienced an enforced, yet necessary, social distancing. As a result, the Tecniplast Group stepped on the gas, turning challenges and criticalities into real opportunities to innovate and improve our business offering to you.
Therefore, we’re now thrilled to have...
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// November, 2021
This recognition is based on the CRIBIS Rating, a dynamic and constantly updated indicator of the reliability of a company. Only 8% of all Italian companies achieve the title of CRIBIS Prime Company.
These companies are recognized as having attained the highest level of reliability from the point of view of...
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// November, 2021
At long last, conferences and congresses come to life once more!
A very nice event was organized in China for mid-October. A Forum entitled “The 10th international forum on laboratory animal science & technology conference” was organized in Beijing by Beijing Administration Office of...
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// October, 2021
An interesting Seminar was presented at the recent Aalas Conference in Kansas City. The Seminar entitled “ Optimization of Husbandry and Study Outcomes during a Pandemic Using Automated Housing Systems ”, has described very well how the pandemic has affected the research environment, from introducing...
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// October, 2021
This new version of the TP Environmental Report collects all the initiatives and progress towards sustainability and circular economy, through various chapters, articles and case studies which best describe the work conducted by Tecniplast.
Tecniplast Top Management gave a strong mandate and a roadmap to the...
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// September, 2021
Climate protection and sustainable development are the big challenges for both today and the future.
It is extremely important for you, as our customer and user of products, to understand which products are produced sustainably, with the climate in mind and which products are not – enabling you to...
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// July, 2021
The renewal process, which happens every 3 years, was a complex task but it was a smooth process driven by passion . Our certification covers, unlike others, all the activities involved in the design, production, distribution and service for lab animal products (with accredited sector of basic metals or fabricated...
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// May, 2021
Here at Tecniplast, we love getting social.
This is the reason why you’ll find us on different Social Media channels – not only on Linkedin and YouTube but, as from today, also on Instagram and Twitter!
We think it’s a great way to build an on-line community where we can all share news,...
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// April, 2021
April 30th, 2021 - Tecniplast announces the acquisition of BioAir Spa ( www.bioair.it ), a significant step in expanding our global leadership with biomedical research solutions, widening Tecniplast's portfolio with Laminar Flow and industrial cabinets, biosafety Cabinets, Fume hoods, Isolators and CO2...
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// April, 2021
We all know that our world needs transformational change.
Our continuous attention to the environment and to our customers at a worldwide level has led us to become the first company in the sector to be certified ISO 14001! We also have our eco design process approved according to the ISO 14006 standard,...
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// April, 2021
A real interesting Live Webinar on InsideScientitific Platform, titled “Improving Animal Model Translation, Welfare, and Operational Efficiency with Appropriate Housing and Infrastructure Design” willevaluate the latest innovations both from a scientific and an architectural point of view.
The...
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// January, 2021
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic began there has been a gap in terms of educational opportunities for the lab animal science community. Without scientific congresses, we have all been searching for ways to educate ourselves on the latest innovations in our industry.
With this in mind, Charles River is...
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// December, 2020
We are pleased to announce the innovative and renewed TRANSIT LINE with a new compact, modern and ergonomic design.
The new Transport Trolley allows comfortable and easy movements between different rooms and buildings. With the Lighting Control System, it allows evaluation of the animals’ physiological...
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// December, 2020
Finally visits to Tecniplast begin again! We look forward to hosting you again. Waiting for your visit, we have prepared a nice surprise for you: we have bought the flags of your countries that we will hoist every time you come to visit us! With it we would like to share with you the identity, cohesion and...
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// October, 2020
Tecniplast, the LAS trend setter in environmental sustainability has obtained (by DNV GL) the extension of the field of application of EMS certification to the eco-design process according to ISO 14006 which applies globally to the Tecniplast organization.
This Standard provides guidelines to help...
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// October, 2020
We’d like to bring your attention to an interesting Webinar entitled “Mouse Study Reproducibility: The Impact of Genetic Background and Genotyping” which will be organized by Charles River on Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CEST).
The presenters will...
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// September, 2020
An interesting correspondence article printed in Lab Animal Europe, Vol 20, July 2020, page 12 entitled “ Possible Challenges in behavioral phenotyping of rodents following COVID-19 lockdown ” from Kailash Manda should give us all a refreshing look at how we are doing studies and how we are...
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// September, 2020
A real interesting article entitled “A non-invasive digital biomarker for the detection of rest disturbances in the SOD1G93A mouse model of ALS” and published by Frontiers in Neuroscience, section Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, described the idea to use the DVC® system to capture irregular activity...
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// August, 2020
An interesting Webinar entitled “Case Studies in Home Cage Monitoring: Rodent Behaviour, Circadian Biology and Animal Welfare” will be presented by Inside Scientific Platform and will focus the attention on home cage monitoring.
The presenters will show howAutomated home cage behavioural monitoring...
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// August, 2020
The Tecniplast “Welfare Challenge” is a competition that gives you the opportunity to use your creativity to design enrichment for mice and rats. Not only will the best design win a Microsoft Surface but maybe one day the winner might see their design manufactured!
Through scientific research we...
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// July, 2020
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new DIGILAB website ! This user-friendly website gives you the latest information relating to the revolutionary DVC® system.
The site is designed to accommodate the entire LAS community , it gives you access to scientific reports, case studies, vivarium...
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// July, 2020
A fantastic E-Book recently published deeply analyses the added value and benefits of the DVC® Technology in more than 30 pages, interviewing more than 10 Opinion Leaders and DVC® enthusiastic users, through round tables, white papers and expert panel discussions.
This e-book highlights the great...
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// June, 2020
We continue our selection of recent important articles that emphasize the need of animal studies in allowing critical understanding of the pathogenesis and areas of intervention essential for the development of pharmaceutical products against COVID-19.
Well-defined appropriate model animal studies allow...
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// June, 2020
For over 10 years Tecniplast have understood that no matter the size of our business, there are steps we can take to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and help combat climate change.
We started our recycling scheme in 2009 to give a second life to old plastic cages, recycling them into automotive parts,...
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// May, 2020
An interesting article entitled “Reproducibility and Comparative aspects of Terrestrial Housing Systems and Husbandry Procedures in Animal Research Facilities on Study Data” , written by John J. Hasenau has been recently published on Ilar Journal , shows how the DVC® system allows use of the...
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// May, 2020
An interesting new article produced by Nature Research Custom Media and Tecniplast, entitled “Automated mouse cages help reveal subtle disease signs,” examines how data on animal activity collected by automated home cages offers new insights into neurological and neurodegenerative disease.
The...
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// May, 2020
We continue our selection of recent important articles that emphasize the need of animal studies in allowing critical understanding of the pathogenesis and areas of intervention essential for the development of pharmaceutical products against COVID 19. Well-defined appropriate model animal studies allow...
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// April, 2020
An interesting live Webinar, organized on May 14th 2020 ,entitled “Improving Animal Modelling with 24/7 Home Cage Monitoring in Bio-exclusion/Biocontainment Mouse Housing Systems” will discover the latest added value of the DVC® technology applied to the ISO Caging system in...
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// March, 2020
“Accelerating Animal Model Research by Leveraging Home Cage Monitoring” is the next Webinar organized on April 22th 2020 by the prestigious Scientific Platform of Mary Ann Liebert Editor.
They will be discussed the latest scientific works done with Tecniplast DVC® System and what has been...
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// March, 2019
FBR released on March 20th an interesting list of treatments and preventions in the battle against COVID 19, from antivirals, to Monoclonal Antibody Treatments and Vaccines. Respectable science sources such as Forbes, ABC News, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News were used for this information.
These...
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// March, 2020
In this continuous effort we at Tecniplast are glad to announce, with the support of InsideScientific, an online Webinar Provider, the first E-Poster or Virtual Poster of its kind (...
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// February, 2020
Our Interceptor, a simple, accurate and inexpensive Health Colony Monitoring system, specifically designed to improve hygienic monitoring of individually ventilated caging (IVC) rack system, obtained the US Patent.
This is a great result for a system which offers important benefits to a Lab Animal Facility:...
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// February, 2020
Through the Sustainability Report, we at Tecniplast would like to share our medium/long terms Sustainability Strategies with our stakeholders.
The document presents our values and governance model and demonstrates the link between our strategy and our commitment to a sustainable global economy (including...
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// February, 2020
The First Annual International Digital Forum organized and hosted by Tecniplast S.p.A. in September 2019 was the first event of its kind where scientists, facility manager’s and in-vivo life science manufacturer’s openly presented data about home cage monitoring from cage/animal tracking to...
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Novel scientific findings, animal welfare and data replicability are considered the main three connected pillars in current laboratory animal science. Increasing body of evidence suggests that including all the three points in a research hypothesis should be mandatory but, in reality, difficult to realize because...
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// January, 2020
“ Home Cage-based Phenotyping in Rodents: Innovation, Standardization, Reproducibility and Translational Improvement ” is a Paper-Collection-page recently opened on Frontiers, a leading Open Science Web Platform. Frontiers’ journals are led and peer-reviewed by editorial boards of over...
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// December. 2019
Major international standards for Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) - Proper Selection, installation and safe use of certified BSCs. Main differences and essential elements for regular servicing, certification and preventive maintenance of Class II BSCs.
As we know, Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) are...
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// November, 2019
A recent interesting NC3R report entitled “Minimising aggression in group-housed male mice”underlined what a great problem aggression is in male mice and which strains are the most aggressive but especially what can be done to reduce the likelihood of aggression occurring.
This was the first study...
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// November, 2019
Mediterrean diet has always been considered very healthy, especially using extra virgin Olive Oil. Hydroxytyrosol (HT), its foremost phenolic component, has very beneficial effects.
Researchers from Radboud University (NL) studied the effects of such HT diet on a mouse model for stroke.
Amongst the...
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// November, 2019
The company CRIBIS D&B (Dun & Bradstreet), Crif Group SpA, a leading company in the management of credit information and business information systems, has included Tecniplast SpA among the CRIBIS PRIME COMPANIES; this certificate certifies the maximum level of assessment of the reliability of a company and...
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// October, 2019
Download the webinar and the Round table panel discussion on how home-cage monitoring 24/7 improves research reproducibility and outcomes, published by Mary Ann Liebert Editors, which deals with identifying new options to achieve better research reporting and reproducibility while reducing stress in lab mice....
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// October, 2019
DVC® and its technology was one of the most discussed technologies at the AALAS 2019 in Denver. 3 Posters mentioned the DVC® technology and showed the benefits of this technology for the users with extraordinary results.
Noteworthy was a Seminar entitled “Smart Approaches In Animal...
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// September, 2019
HUMAN GENE THERAPY platform, from Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publishers, presents an extremely interesting WEBINAR on DVC ® , titled "Home-Cage Monitoring 24/7: Improving Research Reproducibility and Outcomes", September 25, 2019, 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET.
A live Q&A session...
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// September, 2019
An interesting article titled“Building Systems, Technology Make the Vivarium More Efficient” has been published on Tradeline web site.
It is an interesting article which describe how new technologies as DVC®, Reduce Costs and Improve Science. DVC® appears to be one of the most interesting...
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// September, 2019
An interesting article, titled “Gnotobiotics: Past, Present and Future” and written by Marijana Basic and Andrè Bleich has been recently published on Laboratory Animals (Volume 53, Number 3, June 2019).
The article describe very well the evolution of gnotobiotics or gnotobiology research and...
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// July, 2019
TECNIPLAST 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RESULTS CONFIRM OUR LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
While the majority of companies are not reacting enough in adopting a Green Strategy, Tecniplast proves to be the best in class according to the 2018 Environmental policy...
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// June, 2019
A new article produced by Nature Research Custom Media and Techniplast examines remotely tracking mice cages, DVC®, and their potential to reduce animal stress and reveal environmental factors that could undermine the reliability of experimental data.
The article reviews publications from leading...
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// May, 2019
Join the FELASA Workshop “ Advances in operational and technical husbandry aspects in rodent gnotobiology ” on Tuesday, June 11th from 10.15 to 11.45 – Terrace 2A (Workshop code: OWE4, in Felasa Final Detailed program: http://www.felasa2019.eu/detailed-programme )!
The Workshop...
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// May, 2019
Join the FELASA Workshop “ Better research through better reporting and reproducibility ” on Monday, June 10th from 16.15 to 17.45 – “ Club E” Room (Workshop code: OWE3, in Felasa Final Detailed program: http://www.felasa2019.eu/detailed-programme ).
The workshop will focus...
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// May, 2019
An interesting article titled “ Long-Term Study on the Effects of Housing C57BL/6NCrl Mice in Cages Equipped With Wireless Technology Generating Extremely Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Fields ” has been recently published (May 2019) on Toxicology Pathology .
The Author, Camilla Recordati -DVM,...
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// May, 2019
Tecniplast Panorama News, one of the most known Magazine in LAS distributed at WW level in more than 15,000 copies, has recently interviewed Dr Marcello Raspa, author of the article “ Towards large scale automated cage monitoring – Diurnal rhythm and impact of interventions on in cage activity of...
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// April, 2019
An interesting article titled “Non-Intrusive high throughput automated data collection from the home cage” has been recently published on Heliyon , an open access peer-reviewed journal publishing research across all disciplines, edited by Elsevier. The article validates the DVC® technology...
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// March, 2019
Tecniplast has been recognized as the best company in the lab animal industry for its environmental and social sustainability awareness and sensibility.
Another piece of our Tecniplast Green Strategy Puzzle that, together with the other many objective certifications and standards, helps vivarium managers...
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// March, 2019
Whilst the majority of the industry survey respondents do not socially house telemetered rats on recording days, there are opportunities for adoption of this refinement within industry and academia worldwide. This article show how companion animals can be used in rat telemetry studies improving animals'...
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// March, 2019
They love our trainings because they really, really enjoy them. It’s not always easy to persuade customers to sign-up for a course but thanks to a constant word- of- mouth from participants we got in 2018 an exciting increase in demand for the participation in our Training sessions, always sold out. We had to...
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// February, 2019
Find out with Tecniplast how technology can improve Animal Facility Management and science performance thanks to a set of presentations given by Vivarium Managers and Researchers that have already embraced the digital transformation. Attendees will get first-hand knowledge on how digitalization improves Vivarium...
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// February, 2019
An interesting article “Towards large scale automated cage monitoring – Diurnal rhythm and impact of interventions on in-cage activity of C57BL/6J mice recorded 24/7 with a non-disrupting capacitive-based technique” has been recently published on PLOS One ( Click here to read the article ), a...
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// December, 2018
The New European Directive (COM 2018 340): hard time for Single Use Plastics.
We're almost at the end of 2018 and, all through the year, one message has been heard loud and clear - single-use plastic is bad, bad, bad.
Ever since Blue Planet II aired over a year ago, we've been...
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// November, 2018
Emerging research investigating the role of the host microbiome in health and disease has provided revolutionary insight into the complexity of microbiome influence on host immunologic, metabolic and physiologic pathways, however microbiome research remains in its infancy. Interrogation of the complex...
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// November, 2018
An extremely interesting Seminar, titled “Reproducibility: From the Tank/Cage Side for Better Research and 3R's” has been organized at the recent AALAS conference. The Seminar was a real success, considering both the number of participants and the questions raised during the closing Q&A time....
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// October, 2018
Tecniplast and BSI are pleased to announce the successful integration of enos software from BSI with Tecniplast DVC® system.
Thanks to this integration, all animal information registered by enos are automatically transferred to DVC® and any cage movement recorded by DVC® is sent back to enos:...
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// September, 2018
Are you using dirty bedding sentinels for the health monitoring of your rodent colonies? Are you hesitant about adopting alternative methods?
Then why not join Charles River’s expert, Dr. Ken Henderson, as he discusses some of the burning misconceptions about exhaust air dust (EAD®) PCR testing as an...
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// September, 2018
The improvement of animal welfare also goes through the development of housing systems designed in such a way as to enhance species-specific natural behaviors and provide an environment capable of satisfying the physiology of the animals. But what is even more important when a new equipment is introduced in the...
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// July, 2018
Sustainability for Tecniplast means meeting today’s requirements having in mind future generations’ needs. Therefore, we strive to minimize our environmental impact by cutting energy consumption, reducing emissions, optimizing transports and the environmental impact of our waste, but also developing...
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// July, 2018
Tecniplast is now on Linkedin!
Follow our official Tecniplast page for the latest news, product information and announcements, upcoming tradeshows, seminars, lectures and useful insights.
We would be glad to count on you among your followers: keep in touch, click here!
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// June, 2018
Since years it is well known how important is the day/night cycle, and how the light can affect animal behavior.
For this reason, Tecniplast is pleased to announce the launch of the biggest innovation in the cage lighting control.
By combining a red tinted cage with a programmable LED source, LEDDY allows...
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// June, 2018
A PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFINC PAPER DEMONSTRATES THE ABSENCE OF ANY IMPACT ON MICE BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE DUE TO LOW FREQUENCY EMF EXPOSURE.
A recently developed Electromagnetic based technology capable to monitor mice activity in their home cage named Digital Ventilated Cage, (DVC®; Tecniplast S.p.A....
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// June, 2018
We are proud to inform all our customers that Tecniplast is the first company in the Lab Animal Industry to obtain the ISO 9001:2015 Certification . We would like to understand better what it means, how much it differs from the old ISO 9001:2008 certification and what are the added values for our final customers....
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// May, 2018
DVC® proves itself to be effective in identifying mouse cages with patterns of high activity levels, signaling possible aggression incidences, thus potentially allowing for early intervention and consequently improving animal welfare
An interesting article entitled “Effect of Environmental...
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// May, 2018
Tecniplast is glad to announce the availability of GYM500 activity wheel , becoming part of the enrichment “Amousement Portfolio”.
As stated in most guidelines and directives for use of laboratory animals, environmental enrichments increase not only physical activity, but also the...
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// April, 2018
The Tecniplast Australia Animal Welfare Symposium is a collaborative educational event that is run annually in partnership with ANZLAA.
This thought provoking Symposium provides an opportunity for the lab animal community to learn about the latest initiatives and consideration to promote the wellbeing of...
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// April, 2018
An interesting paper ( link here ) titled “Validation of the use of Interceptors in ScanClime” has been published.
The study confirms that Tecniplast Interceptor system, being able to detect more agents than traditional bedding sentinels, actually improves the microbiological...
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// April, 2018
Featuring an accurate regulation and maintenance of the intra-cage air parameters, Clima Flow AHU guarantees animal welfare through an increased consistency of environmental conditions for cage inhabitants, making for more reliable research outcomes.
Clima Flow treats the minor volume of air strictly needed by...
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// February, 2018
We are more than pleased to inform you that Tecniplast Interceptors system and its interesting recent scientific resultswill be presented during a dedicated Seminar on Health Monitoring organized by Charles River at the DZNE (German center for neurodegenerative Diseases), Munich on March 20th.
During the...
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// January, 2018
After a successful year and more than 100 participants, we are proud to present the Tecniplast Training Center 2018 Course!
Join us on May 3-4 for the “Products and Processes” course to get a comprehensive overview on the needs of a modern Vivarium and on Tecniplast products.
The program, which...
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// December, 2017
The Charles River Conference includes a varied scientific program covering topics on better regulation, work outside of ASPA, monitoring animal welfare, and the 3Rs. In addition to the scientific program, attendees have the chance to view a range of poster presentations.
Tecniplast together with Charles River...
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// November, 2017
The LASA Annual Conference features a comprehensive scientific programme covering different topics such as better regulation, working outside of ASPA, monitoring animal welfare, and the 3Rs.
In addition to the scientific programme, attendees have the chance to view a range of poster presentations....
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// October, 2017
During the recent Aalas conference has been presented an interesting Seminar titled: Innovative Frontiers in Automated Rodent Home Cage Behavioral Monitoring and Animal Welfare .
It was part of the category Imagine, Invent, Improve, Inspire: Innovations in Laboratory Animal Care which was the Aalas...
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// October, 2017
Tecniplast & NorayBio are pleased to announce the successful integration of NorayBio’s AniBio Animal Management System with Tecniplast DVC System. Both companies will present this integration at next AALAS International meeting that will be held in Austin (Texas) October 16th-18th.
The...
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// September, 2017
We’re excited to announce that our new and refreshed websites are live!
The two sites new graphical identity, developed in cooperation with an important Milan Design Agency, feature user-friendly navigation and improved appeal, to convey what Tecniplast is today: an international and modern world class...
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// June, 2017
An interesting poster has been presented at the recent CALAS Conference in CANADA.
The poster, authored byLise Phaneuf* & Brianna Attanasio*, describes the validation process ofa Prototype Plenum Attachment to be used in conjunction with theInterceptor filter** for EAD-PCR testing in an IVC System...
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// June, 2017
Join Charles River’s Complimentary Webinar entitled “A Paradigm Shift in Today’s Health Monitoring” on Wednesday, 21 June, 2017, at 2:00 PM BST/3:00 PM CEST.
Gianpaolo Milite, Veterinary Consultant of Tecniplast, will join Charles River’s diagnostics expert Stephanie Durand for...
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// April, 2017
The Egnaton Conference aims to share sustainable European laboratory technologies, with a 2-day presentation focusing on:
Life cycle reduced costs, extended life cycles, and smaller insurance premiums
Real estate value increase, highr productivity
Laboratory technology image enhancement
Reduced...
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// March, 2017
Charles River will host the 8th European Short Course on Laboratory Animal Science in Berlin, Germany from the 22nd to the 24th of March 2017. The Short Course is designed to inform the biomedical research community of current trends and technological advances in our ever-changing industry and offers a variety of...
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// March, 2017
Tecniplast and Charles River have announced a co-marketing agreement in Europe and Asia to promote complementary technologies that improve the microbiological environmental monitoring of individually ventilated cages (IVCs.) Tecniplast’s system, called Interceptor (patent pending), collects dust particles...
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// February, 2017
The White Paper https://www.mpg.de/10882259/MPG_Whitepaper.pdfemphasizes the indispensability of animal research but also acknowledges the special responsibility of each individual scientist for the animals used in research and the ethical issues associated with experiments carried out on sentient beings. The...
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// February, 2017
From today the latest edition of our Panorama Newsletter is available online: enjoy your reading!
Click here to read Panorama #61
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// January, 2017
After a successful year, 2 sold-out courses and extremely positive feedbacks from attendees, we are pleased to present the Tecniplast Training Center 2017 program!
Our goal is to provide extensive education opportunities and hands-on sessions, in order to develop and refine best practices on the use of our...
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