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Pathogen Free Units

Caging within one of the isolators

The Specific Opportunist Pathogen Free (SOPF) and GM-Transgenic units are the highest health status bioscience units within the facility. SOPF and GM-Transgenic are minimal access units with wet shower entrances, each having its own dedicated staff group. The units house animals in positively pressured and  providing excellent living conditions and high quality protection for both our genetically modified colonies and our core expansion colonies of background strains of mice. 

The units have procedure rooms,   and for surgical work and other routine procedures.

 

Inside the Unit

Explore the GM-Transgenic unit yourself with our self-guided virtual tour.

Animal technician working in the isolators

 

 maximise pathogen exclusion

Animal technician working in Class II Microbiological Safety Cabinet

 

 provide protection for animals, maintaining their health status and also provide protection  to staff from animal allergens 

New caging in the animal facility

 

 provide high quality housing while allow maintenance of high health status