Abstract: "As a witness to the achievement of the reform and the open policy, at the end of the special, we'd like to give you a• peice of information on Shanghai SIPPR/BK Laboratory Animal Ltd, It was founded in August 1990，and is a joint venture company established between the Shanghai institute of planned parenthood research (SIPPR.) and Eantin and Kingman Universal Ltd (BK). It is the first JVC for Laboratory Animals in China and also the fifth BK branch world wide. SIPPR/CK Ltd comprises a SPF laboratory animal facility covering 3000 square metres, built to international standards. Critical equipment such as autoclaves and cage washing equipment was imported from abroad. An advanced well equipped laboratory provides animal health monitoring and other veterinary services. According to standard operating procedures (SOP) supervised by BK Ltd, SIPPR/BK Ltd breeds and supplies high quality SPF laboratory animals to GLP specifacations. SIPPR/EK Ltd is the first company in China producing specific pathogen free(SPF) laboratory animals. The business scope of the SIPPR/BK Ltd company covers： 1)Breeding of SD, F344 rat, ICR, BALB/C, CBA/Ca DBA/2, C5 7 BL mice, Syrian Hamster, Guinea pig (Dunkin hartley). Beagle dogs and Rhesus Monkeys. 2)To manage and produce high quality Laboratory animal feeds, caging relevant test kits and other equipment such as isolators and laminar air flow cabi-nates. 3)To provide technical services，training and consultation. In order to meet ever increasing standards and requirment of biomedical research both at home and abroad； SIPPR/BK Ltd strictly adheres to the principle of quality in product and quality in service. Address； 2200-4 Xie Tu Road Telephone； 4311353 Shanghai 200032 P.R. China Fax: 86-21-4330347 ——Editor"