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Charles River, Labcorp, and FDA Collaborate to Validate New Preclinical Methods for Abuse Potential Assessment

$CRLPress releaseOct 22, 2026, 4:30 PM ETRead the release

Charles River announced a Research Collaboration Agreement with the FDA and Labcorp to develop sensitive screening tools for quantifying and ranking the abuse potential of new drugs, including abuse-deterrent formulations. The collaboration may inform regulatory assessments under the Controlled Substances Act and leverages behavioral economic models of supply and demand, with a pilot at Charles River's Mattawan site providing proof-of-concept data.

Key figures

Fda approved products assessed
15
Abuse potential studies conducted
over 100

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