Contract Analytical Services

RSSL has added new equipment for measuring the surface area of powder particles, which is important for determining the performance of excipients and APIs.

The company has secured an additional facility in Hampton, Middlesex, as part of a project to expand its UK-based operations by 15% in 2017.

SGS expands its elemental impurity testing services at its laboratory in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France.

Analytical products for improved bio/pharmaceutical development.

Selecting the best partner contract service and fostering a successful relationship requires detailed research and effective communication.

By working together and taking a QA-based approach, manufacturers and suppliers can reduce raw material testing requirements.

SGS invested in test equipment for analyzing extractables and leachables at its New Jersey laboratory.

EAG Laboratories offers dermal absorption studies using OECD methods.

Understanding of endotoxin assays and a range of detection technologies are essential for effective testing.

Agilent’s new facility in Folsom, California includes laboratory, order fulfilment, and warehousing space.

Pressures to accelerate current and next-gen therapies are challenging traditional microbiological testing models.

Dedicated facility will address enhanced regulation of metals and impurities in pharmaceuticals.

The new facility is solely dedicated to offer extractables and leachables (E&L) testing services to the pharmaceutical and related industries.

The Claristep filtration system from Sartorius improves preparation of samples for analytical testing.

Stability testing programs should provide drug owners the information needed to establish the proper handling, shipping, and shelf-life recommendations for drug products.

Bio/pharmaceutical contract service provides continue to invest in development, facility upgrades, technological advancement, and mergers and acquisitions.

EAG Laboratories announces new company identity and intent to expand testing, analysis, and characterization capabilities across multiple markets.

Investment at SGS’s Mississauga, Canada facility provides for analysis of molecular interactions in real time.

A program for calibration and routine testing of weighing instruments ensures accurate results.

Mergers and acquisitions have changed the shape of the contract services market as big players seek to build full-service capabilities.

Transparent communications, both qualitative and quantitative data, and a clear understanding of each other’s needs are keys to collaborating on better product quality.

Charles River Laboratories entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WIL Research.

AMRI adds analytical capabilities to its outsourcing services offerings with the acquisition of Whitehouse Labs.

As 3-D screening and lab automation improve lead optimization, open collaborative models are breaking down long-established walls. Will the industry redefine the way it handles R&D?

New instrumentation at the SGS Mississauga, Canada facility advances testing capabilities for packaging and container testing.

Upgrades to Mettler Toledo’s weighing and dosing equipment increase productivity using lean laboratory principles.

SGS Life Science Services announced that its facility in Fairfield, NJ, has been upgraded to be Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) compliant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

WuXi's Laboratory Testing Division will be the exclusive supplier of laboratory testing services for Hong Kong-based Lee's Pharm.

With this acquisition, Source BioScience is now able to offer integrated solutions to customers, with environmentally controlled storage in combination with the required up- or downstream analytical testing services.