The institute of Laboratory Animal Science (ILAS) is one of the 18 institutes of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College (PUMC). CAMS, established in 1956, is the country’s largest multidisciplinary institution for biomedical research. PUMC, founded in 1917 by Rockefeller foundation, is the only key medical university in China that carries an eight-year curriculum. CAMS and PUMC are under the leadership by the same governing body overseeing all affairs of medical research, education and patient care.
The ILAS, is a unique comprehensive institute for research, education, service and production of laboratory animals in China. Its mission is to build up ILAS as a world-class bases of comparative medical research and laboratory animal model development, which would support drug discovery, vaccine development, and researches on pathogenic mechanisms of several human diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer disease, infectious diseases, etc.. On the basis of its research laboratories in Comparative Medical Center, Genetic Center, Pathogen Experimental Research Center and Laboratory Animal Resource Center, ILAS has developed a technology supporting system open to the researchers all over the country in the field of engineering animal models, laboratory animal pathology, imaging analysis, laboratory animal behavior analysis, infection disease animal models.
The ILAS is certified by China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories, in which the GLP system of ILAS is certified by China SFDA. The ILAS is also one of the organizations in China accredited by AAALAC International.
The institute is dedicating to the development of animal models for fateful diseases, and emerging infectious diseases, establishing systems for genetic engineering, embryo preservation, quality control, sharing laboratory animal resources, and professional training. The institute is ready to position itself as a strong support for life science research in China.
The Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (CALAS), and Chinese Laboratory Animal Standardization Committee (CLASC) are two affiliated societies of the institute. Two journals of ACTA Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica and Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine published by CALAS, are the national levels of scientific periodicals in China.