CASE STUDIES 1: QUARANTINE
THE FACILITY - before renovation:
- 1700 mouse facility
- 100% traditional IVC racks
- 4.5 total FTE including technicians, washroom and driver
- appr. $550K per year operating costs
- Ancient, failing sterilizer and boiler.
- Concerns that water temperatures were not always reaching minimum levels.
- Facing the risk of a failure and cease of operations.
RENOVATING OPTIONS:
| OPTION 1: TRADITIONAL IVC | OPTION 2: INNOVIVE DISPOSABLE IVC |
| RENOVATE the washroom: ~ Design and construction ~ Washing and sterilizing equipment |
DECOMISSION the washroom |
| CONTINUE using existing traditional IVC racks | NEW Innovive IVC racks and caging |
| ESTIMATED COST - traditional: $600K up-front investment 550K/year to operate 3.35M over 5 years |
ESTIMATED COST - Innovive: $150K up-front investment $400K/year to operate $2.15M over 5 years |
THE DECISION: INNOVIVE DISPOSABLE IVCTHE RESULT - AFTER renovation:
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After decomissioning the washroom facility, the customer completed 100% conversion to Innovive Disposable IVC Systems.
- 50% increase in cage capacity;
- 40% headcount reduction;
- $150K per year REDUCTION in operating costs;
- 14 days changeouts standard
THE WATERING SOLUTION: prefilled Aquavive® water bottle;
Soiled plastics being recycled by campus waste handlers;
This converstion resulted in: