Shanghai ChemPartner, a China-based contract research organization and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ShangPharma, has announced that its animal facility has received full accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International.

The contract research organization Sundia Meditech has been addressing concerns that the Shanghai 2010 World Expo may have an impact on the customs clearance status of CROs, especially CROs in the Shanghai area.

The pharmaceutical contract research organization Sundia MediTech Company and two other CRO companies based in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai report that the customs clearance time for CRO shipments has been shortened from three days to one day on average after implementing Express Customs Clearance on a trial basis a month ago.