Pain

Ricerca’s complete list of validated pain-related models – incorporating more than nine specific endpoints – are conducted with the skill and expertise developed over decades of experience in pain research. Ricerca has conducted a broad range of successful pain-focused clinical trials using different pain models at all stages of analgesic development.

Our highly-skilled staff provides primary- through tertiary-level in vivo models that fulfill the needs of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at all stages of discovery. Included on our pain management team are directors with extensive industry experience who have authored numerous peer-reviewed published articles on pain and the central nervous system. All have significant experience in preclinical pharmacology and drug development, and many have served as research and program managers at major pharmaceutical companies.

Click here for a list of available pain assays.

Supporting services

• Histology

• Histopathology

• Biomarker – immunohistochemistry

• Screening and profiling assays

• ImmunoSignal™ – mediator release analysis

• OncoPanel™ – anti-cancer profiling and screening

• Early safety screening – cellular toxicity

• ADME/DMPK services