Transpharmation's Animal Health Services
Stephanie Kelly - Vice President of Companion Animals | February 2025
Transpharmation is your go-to contract research organization for studies in dogs and cats. We have decades of experience in designing, managing, and reporting proof of concept, safety, and efficacy studies in both laboratory and field settings. With this expertise, we work with each client to prepare a bespoke study protocol specifically designed to address each client’s specific needs.
We are world-renowned for being excellent research and development partners in the areas of:
- Naturally occurring and induced osteoarthritis: Behavioural and functional modification measured through pain and mobility assessment, pressure mat technology, radiographic imaging, changes in inflammatory markers in synovial fluid
- Stress, Fear and Anxiety: Evaluation of calming or anxiolytic therapeutics or devices using thunderstorm and car travel models through evaluations such as serum cortisol, continuous heart rate, and behavioural assessment
- Longevity and Brain aging: Assessment of therapeutic interventions for improving or delaying age-dependent cognitive decline and cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) combined with the ability to sample and analyze CSF and plasma for biomarkers
- Induced Diabetes, feeding and weight disorder studies including weight management, satiety, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity
- Dermatological studies assessing induced and naturally occurring pruritus with CADESI scoring
- Periodontal disease including assessment of pocket depth, gum disease scoring, collection of GCF, tartar and plaque and dental x-ray
- Vaccine efficacy studies
- PK / PD and dose-finding studies with in-house bioanalysis capabilities
- Bio-sampling and processing (blood, urine, feces, saliva) for microbiome studies
- Target animal palatability, acceptability and safety of therapeutics, supplements or specific ingredients
- Cognitive and behavioural development over the first year of life with ability to look at in utero effects of supplements and drugs
- Access to in vivo imaging modalities including MRI, PET, SPECT, and microCT
- Dog electroencephalography (EEG) for non-GLP assessment of seizure threshold, sleep / wake profiling, and safety
- "Coming soon": Telemetric assessment of cardiovascular parameters in dogs
Want to learn more? Contact us for a confidential discussion about your research needs