Spring/Summer 20072acceptable manner,” says Takashi Hayashi,President & Chief Operating Officer for INAResearch Philippines, Inc.AAALAC expects the number of Pacific Rimresearch institutions seeking accreditationto continue to grow. “As awareness of theaccreditation program spreads, and as thenumber of international research collaborationsincreases, AAALAC accreditation will becomean important tool that institutions will use forcontinuous quality improvement and marketingtheir programs internationally,” says Dr. JohnG. Miller, Executive Director for AAALACInternational. •For complete information on applying for AAALACInternational accreditation, visit www.aaalac.org.Institutions currentlyaccredited by AAALACInternational include:Development Center for BiotechnologyXizhi City, Taipei CountyTAIWAN/R.O.C.Fuji Biomedix Co., Ltd.Kobuchisawa Research LaboratoriesHokuto-shi, Yamanashi, JAPANINA Research Inc.INA Research Inc., Testing FacilityNagano, JAPANINA Research PhilippinesINARP-LTIBiñan, Laguna, PHILIPPINESINA Research PhilippinesPrimate Quality Control CenterBiñan, Laguna, PHILIPPINESInstitute of Laboratory Animal ScienceChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & PekingUnion Medical College, Beijing, P.R. ChinaKorea Food and Drug AdministrationSeoul, KOREAKorea Institute of ToxicologyDaejeon, KOREAMaccine Pte LtdSingapore, SINGAPOREMaccine Pte LtdPT Mac FaunaKepulauan Riau, INDONESIAMerck & Co., Inc.Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPANModel Animal Research Centerof Nanjing UniversityNanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. CHINANaval Medical Research CenterU.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2(NAMRU-2)Jakarta, INDONESIANext Century IncorporatedNanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. CHINAPrimate Research Centerat Bogor Agricultural UniversityResearch Animal Facility - LodayaBogor, West Java, INDONESIASamsung Medical CenterSamsung Biomedical Research InstituteSeoul, KOREAShenyang Research Instituteof Chemical IndustrySafety Evaluation CenterShenyang, Liaoning Province, P.R. CHINASICONBREC, Inc.Makati City, PHILIPPINESSingapore Health ServicesSingapore General Hospital,Department of Experimental SurgerySingapore, SINGAPOREcontinued next page ...
Sungkyunkwan UniversitySungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSuwon-si, KOREAThe University of Hong KongLaboratory Animal UnitLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineHong Kong, P.R. CHINAWalter Reed Army Institute of ResearchU.S. Army Medical Component-Armed ForcesResearch Institute of Medical SciencesBangkok, THAILANDWincon TheraCellsBiotechnologies Co., Ltd.Wincon TheraCells Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. CHINAYonsei UniversityCollege of Medicine, Seoul, KOREAFor a complete list of institutionsaccredited by AAALAC International,visit www.aaalac.org. •Information on accreditation now availablein Chinese, Korean and Japanese languagesaaalac updateAAALAC International recently re-launched its web site, www.aaalac.org, with information in sixadditional languages including Chinese, Korean and Japanese.Each language includes information on AAALAC International, how to apply for accreditation, thebenefits of earning accreditation, and information on AAALAC’s Program Status Evaluation program(which is often used as a precursor to applying for AAALAC accreditation).Visit www.aaalac.org and click on the language links at the top of the page…3ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH GERMAN JAPANESE KOREAN SPANISHAssociation for Assessment and Accreditationof Laboratory Animal Care InternationalABOUT AAALACACCREDITATIONPROGRAM STATUSEVALUATIONEDUCATIONRESOURCESNEWSPUBLICATIONSQUICK LINKS: Accredited Organizations Members Only Reference Resources Program Description Global GatewayAccreditation information now available in seven languages at:www.aaalac.org