Embark

HGTD Leadership Sponsor Test Discovery- GTP In House Testing ISO Accredited/LAB Out Sourced Testing Any Patents Held

General Information

Name

Embark

Data Up to Date

19-May

GTP Code

Embark

URL

https://embarkvet.com

howdy@embarkvet.com

Telephone

1-224-236-2275

Address

77 Summer St Ste 502

City

Boston

State

Zip Code/ Postal Code

78701

Participant Since:

2017

Subsidiary Company

People

Staff Counts

Lab/Company Director

Ryan Boyko, CEO

Lab/Company Director Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-boyko-70639150/

Lead Scientist/ Geneticist

Adam Boyko, PhD, CSO

Lead Scientist/ Geneticist Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-boyko-53706713/

Lead Veterinarian

Erin Chu, DVM, PhD, Senior Veterinary Geneticist

Lead Veterinarian Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erintchu/

Description of Lab Tech Qualifications

Illumina criteria

Licensed veterinarian(s)

Erin Chu, DVM, PhD; Kate Robinson, DVM, DABVP

Other Experts

Scientific Advisory Board ( https://embarkvet.com/our-story )

Quality Indicators - GTP

HGTD Leadership Sponsor

Sponsor

Supporter

Participant

Academic Participant

Non-participant

Year Established

2015

In House Testing

Out Sourced Testing

ISO Accredited/ GTP

ISO Accredited/LAB

ISO Accredited/tests

Number of Tests with ISO/ details

Specifc Tests=0; General accreditation 200+

ISO Info

Embark laboratory ISO 13485:2003; out-sourced laboratory Illumina is a 9001 accredited business

ISO Comments

ISO 13485:2003 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer requirements and regulatory requirements applicable to medical devices and related services.

Other Recognized Accreditation

Lab SOP details

Illumina FTS SOP

ISAG Parentage Panel Used

Other Parentage Testing

Other Parentage Testing Details

Based on 200,000+ SNP markers

Out Sourced Labs More Info

Illumina; see https://www.illumina.com/services/microarray-services.html ; https://www.illumina.com/content/dam/illumina-marketing/documents/services/illumina-professional-care-services-data-sheet-070-2016-005.pdf

Quality Indicators - Procedures/ Services

Sample collected by - GTP specific

Owner

Sample Identification

Unique identifier composed of tranche, barcode and array location

Animal ID/ Sample Submission

Unique swab ID

Animal ID/ by GTP

Unique animal handle

Test Result information

Demo dog results: https://embarkvet.com/dog/harley

Test results provided to

Client

Faults Protocol Details

Complimentary Sanger sequencing of specific test results

Results Query Protocol

Inquiries handled on a case-by-case basis

Laboratory Mishandling Protocol

Quality Assurance and Issue Resolution

Probes undergo stringent quality control and assurance; mutations queried multiple times to ensure replicable results; questionable or concerning results are followed up with Sanger sequencing

Contact for Queries

AD@illumina.com

Breeding Advice

Advice Details

Complimentary. Team of veterinary geneticists and breeder specialists to address any questions