The Three R's
Our mission is to replace, reduce, and refine animal use with modernized preclinical drug testing.
Replace
Replace live animal use with Exir Bio's primate stem cell technology.
Reduce
Reduce the need for live animal testing with primate stem cells and more accurate in vitro modeling.
Refine
Refine live animal use with advanced genetic insights into primate genetic admixture and geographic origin.
Our Goals
01
Sacrifice Fewer Monkeys
Stem cells reduce the need for live animal use, thereby leading to fewer monkeys being sacrificed.
03
Reduce Virus Transmission
By using the stem cells, we reduce the maintenance of a large number of monkeys in captivity, therefore reducing the risk of leaking viral zoonotic disease transmission to humans.
02
Conserve Wildlife
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With less demand for live monkeys in research, wild monkey colonies are conserved.
04
Improve Public Goodwill
Leveraging stem cells and tissues using in-a-dish platform for drug testing, we move towards reducing and refining the use of live monkeys in research.