• Charles River Laboratories partnered with Ipsen to use virtual control groups in an upcoming Good Laboratory Practice-compliant safety study.
• The collaboration will supply historical control data for prospective analysis of general toxicology endpoints, digitally replacing some concurrent control animals.
• The approach could reduce animal use by up to 12% where scientifically appropriate, without compromising regulatory rigor.

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