WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today reported first-quarter 2007 financial results. For the first quarter, net sales from continuing operations increased 14.6% to $291.2 million from $254.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. Strong sales growth in both the Research Models and Services and Preclinical Services business segments drove the increase, as pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers increased their purchases of research models and continued to outsource services. Foreign exchange contributed 2.7% to the net sales growth.
