What Innovive Pharmaceuticals does

Innovive, LLC is a San Diego-based private manufacturer founded in 2006 that pioneered the first disposable Individually Ventilated Cage (IVC) system for laboratory animal research, eliminating the need for traditional cage washing infrastructure in vivarium operations. The company's product ecosystem comprises Innorack IVC rack systems (for mouse, rat, tall rat, and tall rat XL configurations) with dual HEPA-filtered transversal airflow, Innocage disposable caging made from 100% PET recyclable BPA-free plastic (irradiated and pre-bedded on arrival), Aquavive pre-filled water bottles, and a range of bedding and enrichment accessories. Supporting the hardware platform are two service lines: Inno+ Vivarium Services, which provides 365-day on-site animal husbandry, technical support, and facility management staffing, and Innocycle, a wholly-owned closed-loop PET recycling subsidiary that processes used cages into clean flake. Innovive also launched the industry's first disposable metabolic cage, extending the platform into research-intake measurement applications.

The business model combines one-time capital equipment sales (quote-based Innorack systems with 5-year warranties) with recurring consumable revenue (per-unit disposable cages, lids, water bottles, bedding) and professional services revenue (customized Inno+ staffing). Distribution runs through direct enterprise field sales, an inside sales team handling phone/email inquiries, and a Billerica, MA-based East Coast office providing regional coverage, supplemented by an e-commerce storefront. Customer segments are horizontal across research institutions and universities, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and contract research organizations, with the core value proposition centered on cost-of-ownership reduction (up to 30% energy savings, near-zero water consumption, 1,000-4,000 sq ft of reclaimed facility space) and biosecurity improvement through single-use sterile cages. Innovive's only disclosed funding event was a 2007 $15M round from Paramount BioCapital Asset Management, and the company has no publicly disclosed revenue or institutional investor base.

Name

Innovive Pharmaceuticals

Legal name

Innovive, LLC

Website

https://innovive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innovive, founded in 2006 in San Diego, designs and manufactures disposable Individually Ventilated Cage systems, racks, and consumables for laboratory animal research, serving academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical vivaria with recurring consumable revenue and on-site staffing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. IVC Rack Systems: Sale of reusable Innorack IVC mouse and rat rack systems. Racks are lightweight, portable, and require no plumbing modifications or construction timelines. Pricing includes 5-year warranty with 1 year labor.
2. Disposable Caging and Consumables: Recurring sales of disposable mouse and rat caging, lids, water bottles, feeders, bedding, and enrichment products. Products arrive irradiated and ready for single use. Consumable model provides predictable per-cage pricing.
3. Inno+ Vivarium Management Services: Professional services for on-site vivarium staffing and management, including animal husbandry, facility operations, scientific services, and staff training. Services available 365 days a year with customizable staffing levels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Innovive designs, manufactures, and sells a Research-Ready IVC System of reusable ventilated racks (Innorack Mouse and Rat) paired with single-use, irradiated, pre-bedded disposable rodent caging, lids, pre-filled water bottles, bedding, and enrichment accessories made from 100% PET recyclable plastic. The company also provides on-site vivarium staffing and management services (Inno+) and a closed-loop PET recycling program (Innocycle), all aimed at eliminating cage-wash infrastructure in preclinical research facilities.

Product overview

Innovive offers a unified Research-Ready IVC System consisting of Innorack IVC racks (for Mouse 3.5, Rat 3.5, Tall Rat, and Tall Rat XL) and Innocage disposable caging products (mouse, rat, and metabolic cages), complemented by Aquavive pre-filled water bottles, various bedding options (ALPHA-Dri, Corn Cob, SAFE/Biofresh), enrichment products (Innodome, Innowheel, Innotube), and cage components (lids, feeders, card holders). The system is supported by Inno+ vivarium support services providing year-round staffing and husbandry management, and the Innocycle closed-loop recycling program. The core value proposition eliminates cage washing entirely through irradiated, pre-bedded, BPA-free, 100% PET recyclable single-use cages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Innocage: Registered trademark for disposable IVC cage bottoms and components
• Innorack
• Inno+
• Aquavive
• Innocycle
• Innorichment

Products and services

• Innorack IVC Mouse 3.5 Top-of-the-line ventilated rodent housing rack system designed to house Innovive disposable IVC mouse cages, featuring dual HEPA-filtered ventilation, transversal airflow, positive/negative modes of operation, and a dynamic digital controller with up to 192 cage positions.
• Innorack IVC Rat Racks (Rat 3.5, Tall Rat, Tall Rat XL) Ventilated rack systems for rats including Innorack Rat 3.5, Innorack Tall IVC Rat (9 inch headroom), and Innorack Tall IVC Rat XL, each featuring dynamic digital controllers, ergonomic lightweight design, low-vibration operation, and quick-disconnect blowers.
• Innocage Disposable Mouse Cages (M-BTM) Universal disposable mouse cage bottoms made of 100% PET plastic and BPA-free, arriving empty or pre-bedded, double-bagged and irradiated, fitting all Innocage mouse cage lids and compatible with Innorack IVC Mouse 3.5 racks.
• Innocage Disposable Rat Cages (R-BTM-H, R-BTM-XL) Standard disposable rat cage bottoms (R-BTM-H sized for two rats with 141 in² interior floor space) and Tall Rat XL cage bottoms (R-BTM-XL with 325.8 in² floor space and 9 inch headroom), made from 100% PET BPA-free plastic and arriving irradiated and ready for use.
• Innocage Metabolic Cage Kit Industry's first disposable metabolic cage for measuring food and water intake, arriving irradiated and ready to use, made of 100% PET BPA-free plastic with a single-use hydrophobic collection element.
• Aquavive Pre-filled Water Bottles (Mouse 300mL and Rat 850mL) Pre-filled 300mL mouse and 850mL rat water bottles available with acidified (2.5–3.0 pH), chlorinated (1.0–3.0 ppm), or ultra-pure water, made from 100% PET recyclable BPA-free plastic and filled in a positive-pressure HEPA-filtered environment with batch-level quality testing.
• Innocage Cage Lids (Mouse MVX/MSX and Rat RVX/RSX series) Cage lids for mice (MVX1 single filter, MVX2/MVX6 dual filter, MVX3 HEPA containment, MVX5 autowater, MSX2 static short, MSX4 transport) and rats (RVX62 dual filter IVC, RVX6 single filter IVC, RSX1 static, RVX5 dual filter autowatering, RVX7/RVX8 tall rat, RV7XL tall XL), all made of 100% PET BPA-free plastic.
• ALPHA-Dri and ALPHA-Dri+ Bedding Disposable mouse and rat cage bedding arriving pre-bedded and irradiated, featuring exceptional absorbency, dust elimination, and bright white color for animal observation; ALPHA-Dri+ combines bedding with mini-rolls of multi-layered virgin paper cut into short lengths for enhanced nest-building instincts.
• Corn Cob Bedding Corn cob cage bedding that encapsulates urea crystals to control ammonia levels, available in 1/4in and 1/8in sizes, proven to resist cage flooding and not cling to animals or cages.
• SAFE (Biofresh) Bedding Mouse cage bottom pre-filled with SAFE bedding, offering excellent absorbency and ammonia control, improving animal welfare with soft and comfortable bedding material.
• Innocage Enrichment Products (Innodome, Innowheel, Tall Rat Loft) Mouse shelter (Innodome) and exercise wheel (Innowheel) enrichment products made of 100% PET recyclable plastic, plus the Tall Rat Loft accessory that adds 13 in² of floor space to Tall Rat and Tall Rat XL cages.
• Inno+ Vivarium Support Services Expert on-site vivarium management services with flexible staffing models, providing animal husbandry, inventory management, in vivo technical support, scientific services (dosing, necropsy, breeding management, post-operative care), and facility support, available 365 days a year with a team bringing over 100 collective years of expertise.
• Innocycle Closed-Loop Recycling Closed-loop recycling program operated by sister company Innocycle that collects used PET cages with soiled bedding from customer facilities, processes them into clean flake at a specialized facility, and uses the recycled material to create new products, ensuring 100% of plastic materials are diverted from landfill.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% energy savings when combined with modern HVAC strategies
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InnocyclecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnocycle is Innovive's sister company providing closed-loop recycling services. The partnership collects used PET cages with soiled bedding from customer facilities, processes them into clean flake at a specialized facility, and uses the recycled material to create new products. This partnership is essential to Innovive's sustainability value proposition, ensuring 100% of plastic materials are diverted from landfill and creating a circular economy model for disposable vivarium products.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Inotiv (formerly Envigo): Broader preclinical research services and products company. Overlaps with Innovive via lab animal research products and contract research services for pharma/biotech.
• The Baker Company: Established manufacturer of biological safety cabinets, clean air and containment equipment used alongside vivarium infrastructure. Adjacent incumbent serving overlapping research lab customers.
• Charles River Laboratories: Large preclinical CRO and research products provider. Comparable as a customer and supplier in the vivarium ecosystem, though much broader and not a direct IVC equipment competitor.

Direct peers

• Lab Products: Manufacturer of caging systems and environmental enrichment products for laboratory animals. Competes directly with Innovive's Innorack and Innocage product lines.
• Thoren Caging Systems: Manufacturer of IVC and conventional caging systems for laboratory rodents. Direct competitor in the disposable/reusable IVC rack and cage market.
• Tecniplast: Global leader in laboratory animal housing equipment, including IVC racks and caging systems for rodents. Directly competes with Innovive in the same product category with a broader portfolio and global service network.
• Allentown (now Avidity Science-adjacent lab animal housing): Long-standing US manufacturer of IVC racks, caging, and lab animal research equipment. Direct competitor to Innovive with overlapping product lines in rodent housing systems.

Regional players

• Marshall BioResources: Specialty provider of research animal models (primarily rodents) with associated housing expertise. Comparable in vivarium services though primarily a breeder rather than caging OEM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/innovive
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@innovive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/innovive-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/innovivellc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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