Envigo, the newly merged company combining the assets of Huntingdon Life Sciences, Harlan Laboratories, GFA, NDA Analytics and LSR Associates, officially started business in late September.

The combined organization has 3,800 employees and sales of nearly $500 million. Based at Huntingdon, UK, Envigo claims to be the largest provider of research services to the crop protection and chemical industries, the second largest supplier of research models and services, and the third largest in the preclinical pharmaceutical development.