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ABOUT US

The Biological Test Center (BTC) was established in 1980 to serve the needs of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

Our Center specializes in five main areas of medical product development:

• Biocompatibility Studies (Medical Devices): USP, NF, ISO 10993, FDA OD G95-1
• Ophthalmic/Ocular Drugs and Devices: In-vivo studies and multi-species model development including:
  • Surgical evaluations
  • Slit-lamp and fundus examinations
  • Fluorescein angiography
  • Neurodiagnostics
  • Electroretinograms (ERGs)
  • Visual-evoked potentials (VEPs)
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Intraocular pressure (IOP)
  • Specular microscopy
  • PK (including radiolabeled)
  Please inquire about our ability to provide you with unique, multi-species model development for ocular studies.
• Pharmacokinetic Studies (PK): Ocular and systemic, including radio-labeled, sample preparation, combustion, counting, and HPLC
• Toxicology: Ocular, oral, dermal, IV, and topical studies with acute, sub-acute, and chronic duration
• Surgical Services: Wound healing, stem cells, interventional cardiology, specialized tissue harvest, orthopedic studies, ocular surgeries (including fine micro-dessection)

The BTC’s facilities include:

• Access to a multi-disciplined network of industry experts to suit our clients’ product development needs
• Large vivarium
• State-of-the-art ophthalmic diagnostic equipment
• HEPA-filtered surgical suites (large and small species), including a dedicated clean room for specialized rodent surgeries
• Pharmacokinetics/metabolism wet laboratory
• Liquid scintillation counting laboratory
• Chemistry laboratory providing analytical chemistry support for toxicology and metabolism studies
• Necropsy suites (large and small species)

TRADESHOWS (2009)

American College of Toxicology (ACT) – Nov 1-4 2009 Palm Springs, CA
Medical Design and Manufacturing West (Biomedical Devices) (MD&M) - Dec 9-10 2009 San Jose, CA

TRADESHOWS (2010)

Medical Design and Manufacturing West (Biomedical Devices) (MD&M) – Feb 9-11, 2010 Anaheim, CA
Society of Toxicology (SOT) – Mar 7-11, 2010 Salt Lake City, UT
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) – May 2-6, 2010 Fort Lauderdale, FL

MEMBERSHIPS

The BTC and its staff are members of:

American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
California Biomedical Research Association (CBRA)
National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
Society for Biomaterials
Society of Quality Assurance (SQA)
Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio)