EVOTEC SE

Evotec SE operates a global drug discovery and development business that relies on animal testing as a core component of its preclinical research services. The company's operations include multiple sites conducting in vivo studies, a standard practice in the pharmaceutical research industry that inherently involves the commercial exploitation of laboratory animals.

In April 2024, Italian authorities conducted what was reported as the country's largest seizure and rescue of animals from a laboratory, removing 25 animals, including dogs and primates, from a research facility in Verona where serious mistreatment was discovered. While Evotec is not explicitly named in public reports of this incident, the company's significant operational footprint in Italy and the sector-wide scrutiny underscore the systemic animal welfare risks inherent to its business model. The company publishes a Supplier Code of Conduct requiring remedial action for violations, but its core revenue-generating activities remain directly tied to animal testing.