Covance

About Covance

What We Do

Regulatory
Animal Care

Why Animal Research is Important

Covance Code
of Respect

Regulatory Animal Care

Medical research that uses animals to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and treatments is required by law and is highly regulated by the federal U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food & Drug Administration.
Both of these agencies conduct regular on-site inspections of our facilities. They thoroughly review our practices, procedures, the condition of our animals, and extensive internal documentation of our activities. Covance facilities are subject to frequent unannounced government inspections and are also regularly inspected by company clients.
Animal research will be essential to achieving future progress in health care. To solve some of our most threatening health problems, scientists and researchers will need access to information and data that are specific to the disease or medication being studied.
We meet or exceed all established standards for the care and housing of research animals, and we are committed to eliminating or minimizing possible pain and distress to laboratory animals during research.
Covance maintains Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) to review each research study protocol to ensure the humane care and use of laboratory animals. The committees are composed of veterinarians, technical personnel, management and others.
Covance's North American early development laboratories are accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), the leading independent agency overseeing animal care.