In January 2022 it was announced that Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC (ILS) - long-time SBIR-involved (from 1985 with the firm having been just founded) - had been acquired by Inotiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOTV) a leading contract research organization specializing in nonclinical and analytical drug discovery and development services and research models and related products and services. Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. (ILS) had provided research, testing, and support services in the health and environmental sciences disciplines offering services in the areas of research to include new and alternative toxicological testing procedures; molecular and genetic assessments; mechanistic studies of cell growth; cancer and cancer chemopreventive evaluations; translational clinical research; environmental and ecological assessments of hazardous sites; and comprehensive bioinformation capabilities, as well as provides technical program assistance. The company also provided investigative toxicology services, such as regulatory testing services and research-based studies; genetic toxicology; pathology services; necropsy and histology services; biochemical and molecular endpoints; clinical research services; information sciences, such as data procurement and assessment, database design, data management/visualization, and scientific writing; and environmental and regulatory services, including ecological risk assessments, hazardous waste site characterizations, toxicological studies, air quality monitoring, compliance audits, and other environmental related works. Serving federal, state, and local governments, as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and medical device industries, the company has a strategic partnership with Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. Formerly known as Rao Enterprises, Inc., the firm changed its name in January 1997. That company was founded in 1985 and was based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina but also having research facilities in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Athens, Georgia; and Washington, District of Columbia.
