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Quarantine Facility

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THE FACILITY - before renovation:

1,700 cages mouse facility
100% traditional IVC racks
4.5 total FTE including technicians, washroom and driver
$550K per year operating costs

THE PROBLEM:

Aging, failing sterilizer and boiler
Concerns that water temperatures were not always reaching minimum levels
Facing the risk of a failure and cease of operations

RENOVATING OPTIONS:

OPTION 1: Traditional IVC	OPTION 2: Innovive Disposable IVC
RENOVATE the washroom: ~ Design and construction ~ Washing and sterilizing equipment	DECOMISSION the washroom
IVC Housing Option 1: continue using existing traditional IVC racks	IVC Housing Option 2: invest in new Innovive IVC racks and caging
ESTIMATED COST - traditional: $600K up-front investment 550K/year to operate $3.35 M over 5 years	ESTIMATED COST - Innovive: $150K up-front investment $400K/year to operate $2.15 M over 5 years

THE DECISION: Innovive Disposable IVC

After decommissioning the washroom facility, the customer completed 100% conversion to Innovive Disposable IVC Systems.
THE WATERING SOLUTION: prefilled Aquavive^® water bottle. Soiled plastics being recycled by campus recyclers.

AFTER RENOVATION -The Result:

50% increase in cage capacity;
40% headcount reduction;
$150,000 per year REDUCTION in operating costs;
14 day cage change interval standard.