Our Opinion

Lifecore Biomedical Inc. is on the Cruelty-Free Investing usage of animals list because they undertake pre-clinical studies on animals to examine the safety profile of their medications.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following press release that they use animals for drug testing.

“Lifecore has licensed a patented hyaluronan-based cross-linking technology that can be used for products in aesthetics, orthopedics, ophthalmology and other medical fields. Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists, under the direction of Principal Inventor Anthony Calabro, Ph.D., have performed preliminary animal studies in several applications with encouraging results.” Read the following article

Company Description

Lifecore Biomedical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization in the United States and internationally. It operates through Lifecore, Curation Foods, and Other segments. The company was formerly known as Landec Corporation and changed its name to Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. in November 2022. Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Santa Maria, California.

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