Our Opinion

Quidel Corporation 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.

“A set of reagents used to detect the depletion of Complement protein C3 in various animal species.” (Page 1) Read the full document

Company Description

Quidel Corporation, incorporated on July 14, 1987, is engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of diagnostic testing solutions. These diagnostic testing solutions are separated into four product categories: immunoassays, molecular assays, virology and specialty products. [Source: Reuters]

Company Website: http://www.quidel.com