Nanjing University: Jackson Lab Sues Nanjing University in Dispute over Research Mice

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has sued Nanjing University and two affiliated research entities, accusing the Chinese school of breeding and reselling progeny of mice acquired from JAX at reduced prices, in violation of their sales agreement. The Bar Harbor, ME, research institute has asked a federal court to order Nanjing University, its Nanjing Biomedical Research Institute (NBRI), and NBRI's Nanjing University Model Animal Research Center (MARC) to cease nonresearch, commercial sales of JAX mice. JAX has also asked the court to direct the parties to resolve the dispute through arbitration-and is also seeking from Nanjing University and its research entities legal fees "and such other relief as the Court may deem just or equitable." At issue in the lawsuit is MARC's purchases from JAX of NOD- scid gamma (NSG ) mice, created by JAX by introducing genetic mutations into its nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. NSG mice are ...