How to read this definition
Inclusion criteria describe evidence that can establish this activity. Exclusion criteria identify circumstances that do not establish it on that basis alone. The evaluation remains connected to its taxonomy version and supporting evidence.
Can establish this activity
Included when supported
Evidence may support involvement when it matches one or more of these inclusion criteria.
6 criteria
- 01Criterion
Include pharmaceutical companies that conduct, commission, fund, or control animal studies for human drug discovery, development, safety, quality, or regulatory purposes.
- 02Criterion
Include biotechnology companies using animal models in the commercial development of human biologics, gene or cell therapies, or other medical products.
- 03Criterion
Include vaccine developers and manufacturers that conduct or commission animal studies for human vaccines.
- 04Criterion
Include medical-device companies that conduct or commission animal studies for biocompatibility, performance, safety, training, or regulatory approval.
- 05Criterion
Include contract research organizations, laboratories, breeders, and testing facilities that commercially perform animal studies for medical-product clients.
- 06Criterion
Include animal studies conducted to satisfy medical-product regulatory requirements; record whether the study was legally required, expected, voluntary, or replaceable by an accepted alternative.
Does not establish this activity on its own
Excluded on this basis alone
These circumstances do not establish this activity unless separate evidence also meets an inclusion criterion.
6 criteria
- 01Criterion
Exclude animal testing for cosmetics, household, industrial, chemical, or other non-medical products.
- 02Criterion
Exclude medical-product developers whose documented current programme uses only accepted non-animal methods and does not conduct, commission, or rely on animal studies.
- 03Criterion
Exclude testing limited to veterinary medicines or animal-health products when the selected client scope covers only human healthcare; record this as a configurable policy choice.
- 04Criterion
Exclude academic, government, charitable, or other non-commercial research institutions unless the taxonomy’s entity scope or client policy expressly includes them.
- 05Criterion
Exclude distributors, pharmacies, hospitals, and service providers without research, development, testing, or commissioning responsibility.
- 06Criterion
Exclude current involvement where reliable evidence establishes complete cessation of animal testing in the relevant medical-development activities; preserve historical involvement and dates.
Evidence and evaluation methodology
How sources, entity pathways, decisions, qualifiers, and review history are handled.
Map screens to a client policy
How to choose provider screens, document coverage, and decide what happens after an outcome.
Other screens under Animal Welfare
evaluated
Animal Testing for Non-Medical Products
6 included · 4 excluded
evaluated
Factory Farming and Intensive Animal Confinement
6 included · 6 excluded
evaluated
Fur and Exotic Animal Product Production
6 included · 6 excluded
evaluated
Animal Entertainment and Commercial Exploitation
7 included · 7 excluded