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University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine – Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Davis Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) has been operating with 13 of our 20 Optimice racks in use. These racks, in a facility not designed for individually ventilated cages have allowed us to make maximal use of the space while maintaining a specific organism-free environment, housing 15…
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Monash University – Monash Animal Research Platform
Rachel Borg Manager Monash Animal Services (MAS) is a department within Monash University charged with the responsibility for providing quality laboratory animals and technical services to the University’s research base. MAS is comprised of nine centrally managed facilities and seven regional facilities. MAS employ approximately 80 staff in predominantly technical positions. The Central Animal Facilities…
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Academy of Athens – Biomedical Research Foundation
Nikos Kostomitsopoulos Head of Laboratory Animal Facilities Having used Optimice for more than eight years, I can say that the system has a lot of advantages. The Optimice system could be considered as a combination between filter top and individually ventilated cages. It guarantees protection from allergens, it works under negative pressure, and provides a…
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University of Verona
Elisa Tedeschi Facility Manager In the last few years, new researchers came to the University of Verona. They were mainly working within oncology and immunology fields, and they needed animals for their research. The facility at the Verona University had not enough space to host animals for them, so they received funding to build a…
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Children’s Hospital Boston
Ed Delaney Director of Facility Operations – ARCH We have had Optimice system in our facility for well over a year now. This design has allowed us to double our density. We now can get 200 cages in the same footprint as a 140-cage IVC unit. Currently we are housing normal adult mice, moms with…