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Facing audits is a way of life for those of you managing a laboratory.

If you're new to your scientific industry, it's time to learn an important part of what helps you gain more sponsors based on your research clout.

The Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) is hosting their 36th annual Symposium in Montréal, Québec.

When the FDA Animal Rule, or Animal Efficacy Rule, became law in 2002, it created a pathway for assessing the safety and efficacy of drugs and biological products for “serious or life-threatening conditions caused by exposure to lethal or permanently disabling substances” when human clinical trials are not ethical or feasible.

Your lab is preparing to run a general toxicity study. You review the Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) for the optimal tissue list. Brain is just one of the many required tissues, so what’s the big deal? Those histopathology folks will know what to do with it, right?

Pre-clinical Necropsy defines one of the processes researchers use to develop drugs for humans. It is a step taken using animals to study the tissue response to a developed drug.

Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) refers to a system where non-clinical health and safety studies are carried out, planned, monitored, recorded, archived and reported.

As we've written about recently, toxicology continues to be a demanding scientific field that requires extensive safety procedures and accuracy to maintain reputations. Seeking help from organizations helps immensely in gaining new knowledge and procedures to keep your own lab skills up to date. The same goes for staying compliant to avoid any regulatory fines.

Conducting preclinical research is never easy. There are many components, and pathology is a big part of this. You need to explore the causes and effects of a particular disease, particularly how it affects the body. This will make it easier for you to proceed with your research and eventually learn enough so that you can take it to clinical studies.

As a laboratory that deals in a specific science, you're perhaps starting to realize it's impossible to do testing on your own without some help. Whether its histology, biotechnology, or the pharma industry, your reputation is on the line if a particular study goes awry due to staff inefficiencies.