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Charles River rare-disease collaborations

Charles River Laboratories

Award
Case-by-case discounted models / CRO-CDMO partnership
Deadline
Rolling business-development contact
Award type
Partnership route
Focus
Preclinical & therapeutics

Charles River has no standing rare-disease grant program but has run case-by-case collaborations with foundations and academic groups, including humanized model creation for Cure Rare Disease and a CDMO deal with the FOXG1 Research Foundation. It also runs a periodic Research Models in Drug Discovery Award of free model and CRO support.

Why it's in this index

Discounted tafazzin model work or a manufacturing partnership would go through business development. There is no portal and no deadline โ€” this is a relationship route.

Who can apply

Foundations and academic groups with a defined preclinical need.

How to apply

Via the rare-disease contact form on criver.com.

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