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Cyagen Biosciences
Cyagen Biosciences is a life-sciences contract research organization that builds custom genetically engineered rodent models - knockout, knockin, conditional, and humanized mice and rats - for academic labs and drug developers. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with major operations in China, Japan, and Europe, Cyagen has grown into one of the world's largest suppliers of custom mouse and rat models, complemented by stem-cell products and a fast-growing gene-delivery arm, VectorBuilder, that designs and manufactures viral vectors from research through clinical CDMO work.
Melior Discovery
Melior Discovery is an Exton, Pennsylvania preclinical contract research organization that specializes in in vivo pharmacology and drug repositioning. Its proprietary theraTRACE platform runs a candidate compound through a large, multiplexed panel of validated animal disease models simultaneously, systematically surfacing new therapeutic uses for existing or shelved drugs. Founded in 2005 by Andrew Reaume and Michael Saporito, the company both partners with major pharmaceutical firms and builds its own drug pipeline through spinouts, and was named CRO of the Year by Life Sciences Review in 2024.