Where is Taconic located?

Taconic is headquartered in Hudson, United States.

How many employees does Taconic have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Taconic is 502.

Where does Taconic rank among its competitors?

Taconic ranks 89th amongst 2001 active competitors, of which 457 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was LifeMine Therapeutics, which secured $75M in Aug, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Taconic?

Taconic's top competitors include Biocytogen, Antheia and Transcenta. Among them, LifeMine Therapeutics secured the most recent funding round in August, 2026.

Taconic - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of animal models and laboratory services. The company's products and services also include contract breeding solutions, animal models, transgenic exchange, custom model generation, phenotyping services, contract research solutions, testing solutions, surgical modifications, animal care products, and research applications. Also, offers animal health testing and genotyping services, various surgical procedures and modifications, and monoclonal antibody production.

Website: www.taconic.com/
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Founded Year

1952

Location

Hudson, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Falcon Investment Advisors & 1 more

Ranked

89^th among 2001 active competitors

Employee Count

502 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Xenogen & 2 more

Similar Companies

Biocytogen & 2709 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Avista Capital Partners (Nov 01, 2022)

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Taconic got acquired by Avista Capital Partners on Nov 01, 2022.

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Taconic is a funded company. Taconic has 2 institutional investors.

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Taconic's employee count trend

Taconic has 502 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Taconic's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Taconic include Biocytogen, Antheia and Transcenta. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Taconic, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Biocytogen 2008, Wakefield (United States), Public	Provider of integrated solutions for next-generation antibody drug development	$301M	CMB International Capital, SDIC & 11 others	67/100
2nd	Antheia 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Genetically engineered yeast cells to produce medicinal products	$176M	Viking Global Investors, ATHOS KG & 15 others	67/100
3rd	Transcenta 2019, Suzhou (China), Public	Developer of antibody-based therapeutics	$205M	Lilly Asia Ventures, Temasek & 11 others	66/100
4th	Akeso 2012, Zhongshan (China), Public	Developer of antibody drug conjugates for the treatment of broad spectrum diseases	$195M	Loayal Valley Capital, Sino Biopharmaceutical ... & 18 others	65/100
5th	Korro Bio 2018, Cambridge (United States), Public	Provider of RNA editing technologies to develop genetic medicines for rare and prevalent diseases	$4M	Cormorant Asset Management, Atlas Venture ... & 14 others	64/100
6th	Fermentalg 2005, Libourne (France), Public	Innovating with algae for sustainable solutions in nutrition and environmental impact	$30.3M	Demeter, Smalt Capital & 14 others	63/100
7th	Microban 1994, Huntersville (United States), Acquired	Antimicrobial and odor control technologies for durable product protection and freshness	$64.6M	TA Associates, UBS & 1 others	63/100
8th	LifeMine Therapeutics 2016, Watertown (United States), Series E	Developer of novel drugs from fungi via genome mining and recombinant overexpression	$563M	Fidelity Investments, 6 Dimensions Capital ... & 17 others	63/100
9th	Dewpoint Therapeutics 2018, Boston (United States), Series D	Developer of small molecule based therapeutics	$364M	Maverick Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund & 16 others	62/100
10th	One Biosciences 2020, Paris (France), Series A	Developer of single-cell therapeutics solutions to treat multiple health disorders	$22.4M	BLAST Premier, Redmile Group & 6 others	62/100
89th	Taconic 1952, Hudson (United States), Acquired	Provider of animal models and laboratory services	-	Falcon Investment Advisors & 1 others	51/100

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Taconic has acquired 3 companies including Xenogen, Taconic Artemis and Xenogen. Taconic has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Dec 14, 2009	Acquisition	Xenogen	1994	Alameda (United States)
Nov 27, 2007	Acquisition	Taconic Artemis	2007	Cologne (Germany)
Feb 13, 2006	Acquisition	Xenogen	1994	Alameda (United States)