Quality Assurance

GLP Compliance Status

GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) provides standards for accurate and proper conduct of tests and studies that evaluate the safety of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, regenerative medicine products, agricultural chemicals, and chemical substances.

Kashima and Kumamoto Laboratories, and Analytical Research Center of mediford have undergone GLP analytical compliance assessment of relevant regulatory authorities, and provide highly reliable data for application for approval of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, regenerative medicine products, chemical substances, agricultural chemicals, Industrial Safety and Health Law, feed additives, and veterinary medicines, etc.

Animal Welfare

New drugs, agricultural chemicals, and chemical substances are being developed to improve the welfare of all mankind. In order to evaluate their performance and safety, animal experimentation may be the only means, and the outcomes of the animal experimentation make a tremendous contribution to the maintenance and promotion of human and animal health. Meanwhile, animal experimentation requires life and physical burden of animals. It is necessary to implement the 3R "Refinement (less pain), Replacement (use of alternative methods), and Reduction (use of fewer animals)".

Mediford Corporation believes that animal welfare is the most important element in animal experimentation along with our utmost effort to implement 3R. We focus on strengthening environmental enrichment, improving housing environment of animals, and work to provide stress-free environments for the animals to improve the well-being of animals. All animal experiments conducted at Kashima and Kumamoto Laboratories are reviewed periodically by Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and the results are verified by AAALAC International.

Guidelines for Animal Experiments

AAALAC (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International) Accreditation

Mediford Corporation received accreditation from AAALAC International on November 6, 2012. Since then, we continue to maintain our accreditation status. We live up to our global responsibility for humanitarian care and use of animals and we conduct high quality research and studies at an international level.

AAALAC International an international non-governmental organization that promotes humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary assessment and accreditation programs. The AAALAC certification is globally recognized and valid.

Certification plaque