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Alpha Genesis brings NHPs into the United States, provides USDA-regulated quarantine and health screening for organizations importing their own animals, and exports research-grade NHPs worldwide, all with full veterinary, regulatory, and import/export documentation.
Moving NHPs across national and institutional boundaries involves a layered set of veterinary, regulatory, permitting, and animal-welfare requirements. Alpha Genesis manages the full chain, importing NHPs into the United States, quarantining and health-screening animals on behalf of other organizations, and exporting research-grade NHPs to clients worldwide. We support multinational sponsors and international research programs with dedicated cross-border project management and logistics at every step.
Import services cover pre-shipment coordination with regulatory authorities, carrier management, arrival quarantine, tuberculosis (TB) testing, comprehensive health screening, and complete veterinary documentation. Organizations importing their own animals can use our USDA-regulated quarantine facilities as a third-party service, with clinical monitoring and full release documentation throughout the quarantine period.
Global logistics services cover domestic and international shipment, export health certification, and CITES and import/export permit support. All activities are conducted under applicable USDA, CDC, and CITES regulations, for research clients, with full veterinary, regulatory, and import/export documentation.
Universities, sponsors, and CROs importing NHPs who need a USDA-regulated facility to receive, quarantine, and health-screen their animals, without building and maintaining internal quarantine infrastructure.
Sponsors importing NHPs into the United States for preclinical programs requiring expedient, compliant quarantine and health screening with complete veterinary documentation.
Federal and defense agencies requiring import coordination, quarantine, and health screening for NHPs entering government-sponsored research programs.
Research institutions and programs outside the United States that need research-grade NHPs exported and delivered worldwide with full export and import/export documentation.
Three connected capabilities under one program: importing NHPs into the United States, quarantining and health-screening animals on behalf of other organizations, and exporting research-grade NHPs worldwide.
Quarantine and import quality at Alpha Genesis rests on veterinary and biosecurity expertise. Board-certified laboratory-animal veterinarians lead clinical management, TB testing oversight, and health release decisions, with experienced animal-care teams providing species-appropriate housing, enrichment, behavioral monitoring, and daily clinical care throughout the quarantine period. All import and logistics activities are conducted in compliance with applicable USDA, CDC, CITES, and international regulatory requirements. SOP-driven operations and comprehensive documentation support sponsor and regulatory audit requirements, all under IACUC oversight within a federally recognized animal-care program that includes AAALAC accreditation, USDA registration, and OLAW Assurance. Domestic and international logistics are available for research clients with full veterinary, regulatory, and import/export documentation.
Animals in quarantine receive the same welfare standards as our colony animals: enrichment, positive reinforcement, daily monitoring, and veterinary care throughout. That reduces stress-related health events and produces animals better prepared for research.
Decades of NHP import coordination have built institutional familiarity with USDA, CDC, and CITES requirements, common regulatory challenges, and the documentation standards expected for compliant NHP movement.
TB testing interpretation, clinical health assessment, and release decisions are made by experienced veterinary staff, not delegated to technicians. This veterinary depth reduces the risk of health issues advancing to the research program.
Animals imported and quarantined at Alpha Genesis can transition directly into on-site research programs or be transferred to sponsor facilities with complete, uninterrupted health documentation, eliminating gaps in animal history.
Import and logistics timelines are managed by experienced operational staff who understand the regulatory complexity, carrier requirements, and scheduling coordination involved in compliant NHP movement.
Alpha Genesis has coordinated NHP imports and logistics for government-sponsored research programs with demanding timelines and regulatory scrutiny, operational experience that translates directly to commercial and academic import programs.
Imported NHPs are subject to a CDC-mandated minimum quarantine of 31 days. The exact period depends on the TB testing schedule, health screening outcomes, and applicable regulatory requirements, and we manage it closely so animals are released as soon as they are cleared. Timing is confirmed during import planning.
Contact our veterinary and logistics teams to discuss bringing animals into the United States, third-party quarantine of your own imported animals, or worldwide export, including regulatory requirements, timelines, and documentation.
