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Labcorp, Charles River and FDA Announce Research Collaboration to Advance Preclinical Methods for Evaluating Drug Abuse Potential

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

Labcorp announced a research collaboration with the FDA and Charles River Laboratories to advance preclinical methods for evaluating a medicine's abuse potential using harmonized behavioral economics methodology. Labcorp will contribute its regulatory abuse-potential study experience dating to 2009, while FDA scientists handle data analysis and regulatory science expertise.

Key figures

Employees
nearly 71,000
Tests performed
750 million
Countries served
approximately 100
Abuse potential experience since
2009
Fda 2025 approvals supported pct
85%

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