Certifications & Accreditations




OECD GLP accredited since January, 2008; Federal Office of Public Health,
Swiss Medic,
Switzerland

OECD GLP certified since March, 2011; National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA), Government of India.


Since 2011, India is “Full Adherent” to Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) as per OECD. Subsequent to India gaining Full Adherent status to Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in March 2011, GLP inspection for certification will be conducted by the National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA), Government of India.



Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA)

  • Approval for research for commercial purpose and breeding for in-house use and trading of small laboratory animals

AAALAC International

  • AAALAC accredited since June, 2016
  • For animal house and ecotoxicology

Central Insecticide Board & Registration Committee (CIB-RC)

  • Approved for generation of data in Toxicology,Chemistry, Bio-assay including Residue Studies, Persistence and Packaging

Drug Controller Administration (DCA)


  • Approved by DCA, Government of Telangana
  • Approved for the drugs other than those specified in Schedules C and (C1)
  • Approved for drugs specified in Schedules C and (C1)

Certified by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)



Institutional Committees

  • Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC/IACUC)
  • Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)
  • Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC)

Animal Welfare

All animal studies at RCC - India are conducted in compliance to Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA), Government of India and Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC International).

RCC animal welfare programs demonstrate our commitment to the humane treatment of laboratory animals. Our scientific team undergoes professional in-house training on animal welfare and ethical practices.

The Principles of 3Rs (Reduce, Refine, Replace) are followed as a step towards animal well-being.