Yes There are 1 helpful reviews 1 No There are 3 unhelpful reviews 3. It is a good group of co-works and managers. Managers help their staff in all ways that they can. Structured progressive scheme for staff. Good Training program. I worked at HLS at first as a weekend worker, then once I left school they employed me into full time hours.
I found this job good at the time as it is local, and seeing as I had family there I could get a lift into work so it was easily accessible. The pay was great and I worked half days on the weekend. I found the job very dull though as science was not one of my favourite subjects and I believe the job wasnt really able to test my social skills, as the work was repetitive and I didnt really find it a challenge. Pros Nice friendly colleagues. Cons Working every weekend as well as weekdays sometimes.
I have worked here for 4 years and I really enjoy working with people. I think the hardest part is the job is the same every day but it is still good. I really enjoy meet new people in this company. Yes There are 10 helpful reviews 10 No There are 8 unhelpful reviews 8. A typical day would involve performing some preliminary trial work for a study to help ensure that when we start the exposure inlife phase we will be close to the individual groups target dose and to also identify any potential issues with the generation of the compound.
I would also review the daily results of on-going studies and investigate if there are any obscure values which may need further adjustments to the exposure settings to be made prior to the next day of dosing. As well as reviewing the in-life data, I am involved with the generation of the study expert reports upon study termination which involves the critical review of the data collected and reporting it in the required format to submit to the study director for review.
Frequently I work alone but also as part of my team we regularly discuss on-going studies and issues to work them through together and come to a decision on how to solve the problem. One of the hardest parts of my job can be getting different departments to communicate decisions and how to bring their individual needs together, I often have to act as a negotiator talking to the numerous departments to come up with the best approach to ensure all needs are taken into consideration.
It can be very rewarding when a study runs well, and you don't have to have too much involvement with it during the in-life phase or when you are working with a compound which has the potential to help millions of sufferers of a disease further down the line if it successful in the studies we perform. Pros Flexible work hours. Cons Long hours if problems occur on study and further investigations are required. Yes There are 4 helpful reviews 4 No There are 13 unhelpful reviews Lack of clear direction in management, was without a manager for 4 months, inadequate training procedures in place for new starters blame culture within department, Co-workers were fine and helpful, Learned how to audit processes, batch records and study conducts.
Yes There are 14 helpful reviews 14 No There are 7 unhelpful reviews 7. Other duties include maintenance of equipment, maintaining records and delegating day-to-day tasks to a group of three technicians. Specialist skills include the ability to perform neurotoxin studies, detailed special stains and training. I have also been involved in a one off research project sponsored by the Welcome Trust Sanger Institute which focused on the formation of organs within mouse embryos.
Yes There are 5 helpful reviews 5 No There are 8 unhelpful reviews 8. Laid back atmosphere makes for an enjoyable work experience, yet everyone respects the need to perform work to tight deadlines and to an extremely high standard. The best part of this job is the people I work with, all very professional but friendly and understanding. The hardest part of the job is meeting very tight deadlines for clients, as well as preparing for and being a part of GLP inspections by the Home Office.
Yes There are 4 helpful reviews 4 No There are 7 unhelpful reviews 7. Work experience Animal tech. Former Employee - Huntingdon - 26 January Works very kind and friendly. It was wok experience so i dont really know. Yes There are 2 helpful reviews 2 No There are 21 unhelpful reviews Working 12 hour work pattern 2 days and 2 nights and 4 days off.
Day work would consist of staff searches and vehicle searches. Gatehouse duties keeping logs of who is on and off site and directing visitors and clients to their destinations.
Control room duties including CCTV also keeping a close watch on site alarm systems. Viagra was tested at HLS. Olestra was a "fat free oil" that was found to be safe in animal tests but caused anal leakage in humans. HLS also tests controversial genetically modified organisms GMO s and has performed xenotransplantation transplanting organs of one species into another.
At any one period, approximately 70, animals are housed in HLS facilities. HLS kills an average of animals per day. Rats, mice, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish are expressly eliminated from all safeguards.
Species not covered under the AWA do not even have to be reported. See also pdf copies of animal testing reports for various species conducted at HLS laboratories. For links to copies of this facility's U. As of May 26, , the USDA began posting all inspection reports for animal breeders, dealers, exhibitors, handlers, research facilities and animal carriers by state.
In recent years, HLS has been infiltrated and exposed at least seven separate times for animal cruelty and other violations. Separate investigations, employee testimonies, leaking of documents and documents obtained by court order; have occurred in , twice , , , and Separate exposes of HLS breeders have occurred in , three times , and She started work on the Rodent Toxicology Unit. According to Ms. The substance was considered so toxic that cleaning staff wore oxygen suits.
In a two year chronic toxicity study for a tranquilizer she recorded:. The investigator found the Dog Toxicology Unit so harrowing she only stayed for 8 weeks. Beagles were poisoned with pesticides, dental hygiene products, drugs and food wrapping film. In one test, 48 Beagles had an anti-psoriatic cream applied to their shaved backs for 30 days. The cream was rubbed into the open sores and blisters they developed.
They were bound in tight sticky plaster. The dogs wore large head collars to prevent them from pulling at the plaster due to pain. Then as now, there were already multiple brands of anti-psoriatic creams. However, another drug company wished to cash in on a lucrative market. Such pointless torture was also illustrated in a HLS report admitting that "there is a great variation in the skin irritancy response of mice, guinea pigs, piglets, dogs and baboons.
Staff were encouraged not to spend time with the beagles, as "time and speed were the essence". Touching them was also a "waste of time.
They were visibly shaking and often so scared they were unable to leave their cages. Wearing glasses with a pinpoint video camera in the bridge, she taped some 50 hours of laboratory activities in her 8 months of employment. She also made six hours of audiotapes and copied 8, pages of documents, including a client list. At the time, HLS was using dogs to test an antibacterial agent additive for tooth paste for Colgate-Palmalive.
It was also revealed that the beagles were to have their legs broken to test a new drug, intended to combat osteoporosis, for the Japanese company, Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals.
Yamanouchi soon canceled its contract and the dogs were eventually put up for adoption. The investigation sparked protests resulting in government investigations. In the settlement, the company agreed to pay the fine without admitting to the charges. She followed the entire process from puppies' settling in weeks, through experiments and postmortems; assembling evidence of "cruelty and incompetence".
The documentary, It's A Dog's Life was based on her investigations and undercover tapes. It was aired on March 26, One day after the broadcast, three laboratory technicians were put on suspended leave. Two men who had been filmed hitting and shaking dogs were arrested at their residences by local police and by autumn, had been prosecuted under the Animals Act of They admitted to charges of "cruelly terrifying dogs" and were given sentences of community service and ordered to pay pounds costs by magistrates in Peterborough.
It was the first time that laboratory technicians had been prosecuted for animal cruelty in the United Kingdom. Our services include general toxicology, respiratory safety assessment, infusion toxicology, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, reproductive toxicology, and genetic toxicology across a wide range of species.
We also offer support services including immunoassay, mass spectrometry, cell biology, formulation chemistry, pathology, clinical pathology and regulatory affairs. Please go to our website to see what is new at Huntingdon Life Sciences and in the world of preclinical and nonclinical toxicology!
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