Our Opinion

Chinook Therapeutics Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they conduct pre-clinical studies of their drugs on animals to assess a product’s safety profile.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following report that they exploit animals for product testing.

“Chinook’s scientific advisors provide valuable scientific guidance on target selection, target prioritization and target validation strategies, as well as access to technology platforms that support target validation efforts, by providing deep biological insights into human disease mechanisms as well as translational cellular and animal model systems of ADPKD.” (Page 180) Read the full document

Company Description

Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing precision medicines for kidney diseases. The Company’s development programs consist of Atrasentan, BION-1301 and CHK-336.

Company Website: https://www.chinooktx.com