Our Opinion

uniQure is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing in developing some of their commercial therapies and clinical analysis.

Report that specifies that the company conducts animal testing

“Mice were injected with different doses of AAV5-AAT-GeneSwitch-EPO and gene expression was induced in two separate rounds at 4 and 8 weeks p.i. EPO plasma levels increased approximately 2-logs in the single or two-vector system-injected mice, compared to un-induced groups”

Company Description

uniQure N.V. is engaged in the field of gene therapy. The Company is engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of gene therapies. It has a technology platform that uses as the basis for collaborative product candidates across approximately three therapeutic focus areas, such as Liver/Metabolic Disease, Central Nervous System (CNS) Disease and Cardiovascular Disease. [Source: Reuters]

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