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Toxikon Corporation is a preclinical Contract Research Organization (CRO), with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation that is registered with the US FDA and Japanese MHLW for drug and medical device testing. The Company provides in vivo, analytical, and in vitro testing services for the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

http://www.toxikon.com/
Toxicon Corporation
Type	Private
Founded	1977
Slogan	Advancing Your Innovation
Headquarters	Bedford, MA

History

Toxikon Corp. was founded as Cambridge Diagnostics in 1977 and reincorporated to its current namesake in 1982 by Dr. Laxman Desai, president and CEO.

Prior to establishing the company, Dr. Desai managed oncology drug research programs at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. It is through his expertise that Toxikon became established in life sciences and has continued to advance innovations in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries for more than 30 years.

In 1987, Toxikon acquired the former American Biogenics, Inc., of Woburn, MA. This facility was part of the National Toxicology Program, and Toxikon expanded its toxicology and analytical capabilities from 1987 through 1995.

In 1995, Toxikon relocated to its current location in Bedford, MA, an 80,000-square-foot facility that allowed the contract research organization to further expand its testing services for medical device, biotech, and pharmaceutical markets dedicated to research and development, GLP, and GMP projects.

In 2005, Toxikon purchased the former SunOpta Ingredients Group facility directly next door to its Bedford headquarters, transforming it into more than 45,000 square feet of additional laboratory space and creating a campus-style setting and space for large animal models and additional instrumentation for bioanalytical support services. Bedford and Belgium

While Toxikon’s Bedford, MA, campus occupies 125,000 square feet of research and development space for small and large molecules and medical devices, Toxikon Europe in Leuven, Belgium, primarily focuses on analytical services, rapid microbiology, and in-vitro assays, including expanded microbiological capabilities. Toxikon also offers programs specifically designed for ocular, surgical, research and development and discovery, synthesis and formulation, and pathology.

Toxikon’s facilities are fully licensed and accredited. Additionally, the Bedford facilities have full USDA, OLAW, and AAALAC animal testing credentials. Both facilities are ISO/IEC accredited, and conduct international GxP work. Toxikon presently has approximately 75 animal rooms, with separate preparation areas, and fully equipped surgical suites supported by DVM surgeons and support services. Toxikon has approximately 200 full-time employees who serve more than 1,000 customers across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device sectors. Key members of Toxikon’s quality and regulatory staff include professionals with RAC and RQAP-GLP certifications.

As an industry leader, Toxikon holds the following accreditations as independent, third-party confirmation of our commitment to quality and excellence. We have all the applicable certifications, registrations and accreditations in place to address global laboratory certification and testing requirements.

• ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) registration
• United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration #1220528
• American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) accreditation
• United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) assurance #D16-00139 (A3223-01).

Toxikon: What’s in a Name? The word “toxikon” is as old as Greek Mythology and as novel as the new product development it fosters. The Online Etymology Dictionary, as well as numerous other sources on the origin of words, says “toxikon” is the ancient Greek word meaning “poison arrow.” In fact, there was a time during the Society of Toxicology's 50-year history that its logo sported a toxikon. The meaning behind Toxikon’s moniker is as deliberate as our mission: to provide sound science related to the safety, dosing, and efficacy of medical products with the precision and speed of a heroic archer —from pre-market safety through post-market surveillance.

What's Next?

Building on over 40 years of testing expertise, Toxikon will increase our ongoing investment in high-quality testing and consulting services. Our focus remains on developing our core services of biocompatibility testing, extractable and leachable analysis, and analytical chemistry services, while aggressively staying on the forefront of research and regulation. We will continue to deliver innovative facilities, methods, and capabilities, and provide our sponsors the most comprehensive suite of life science product development, testing and follow-on support services available in the market.

Services Offered

• Biocompatibility
• surgical and ocular models
• extractable & leachable (E&L)
• risk assessments, microbiology (cleaning, disinfection and sterilization validations)
• toxicology (including toxicity, genetic toxicology and carcinogenicity)
• PK, TK, ADME, chemical characterization
• impurities analysis
• synthesis and bioanalytical.

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Date	Author	Comment
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