Laboratory Animal Services

Core Facility Laboratory Animal Services, CF-LAS is a central service facility for biomedical research and ensures the breeding and housing of rodents (mouse and rats) and zebrafish. We support users resident to Helmholtz Munich Campus with various services related to animal welfare, training, and experimentation.

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Our Services

Currently our services are restricted to the scientists resident to Helmholtz Munich Campus.

As part of our service, we offer:

Contemporary laboratory animal husbandry, care, and breeding
Professional consultancy on planning, applying for, and conducting animal experiments in compliance with current legal requirements and animal welfare guidelines
Advanced hygienic monitoring, diagnostics, veterinary care, prescription, and dispensation of veterinary medicines
Qualification, ongoing and advanced training in laboratory animal science
Assisted reproductive techniques for the import, rederivation, or archiving of mouse lines

The CF-LAS is managed by a team of highly qualified veterinarians, technicians, and animal caretakers who consistently strive to establish optimal conditions for essential animal testing at Helmholtz Munich. We provide guidance and support to scientists in conducting their exemplary research in accordance with the ethical codes of the '3R principle' - Replace, Reduce, Refine. Our collective aim is to minimize the number of animals used and to reduce their exposure to stress to the greatest extent possible. To achieve this, CF-LAS offers a wide range of services related to animal welfare, training, and experimentation.

Our Core mission

The CF-LAS provides high-quality husbandry and breeding of healthy, microbiologically defined laboratory animals for exceptional biomedical research, with a special focus on the continuous improvement of animal well-being. Our research and development programs in laboratory animal hygiene, animal welfare, and modeling human diseases form the scientific foundation for our services supporting preclinical research.

PD Dr. med. vet. Markus Brielmeier

As a distinguished veterinarian specializing in laboratory animal science and microbiology, I have been at the helm of the CF-LAS team since 2021. Our team is dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art animal husbandry and veterinary care, while providing expert guidance in strict adherence to the highest standards of animal welfare. Additionally, we leverage advanced technologies, including several innovations developed in-house.

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