Testing and development capabilities

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Chemistry testing Microbiology testing Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Stability testing Custom laboratory and R&D Product development support

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Core testing

Chemistry testing

Identity, composition, quality, contaminants, and analytical method verification and validation for ingredients and finished products.

Identity, compendial & assay

Raw-material and ingredient identification
Compendial and monograph testing
Active-ingredient and component assays
Sunscreen active ingredient assays

Chromatography & spectroscopy

HPLC and chromatographic analysis
LC/MS testing
GC and GC-MS testing
FT-IR and UV/VIS analysis

Wet chemistry & composition

Moisture, pH, titrations, Karl Fischer
Physical and chemical quality measurements
Nutritional analysis
Vitamin and carotenoid analysis
Mineral and heavy-metal analysis

Contaminants & product quality

Allergen testing
Pesticide analysis
Residual-solvent analysis
Toxin and mycotoxin analysis
Contaminant and residue testing
Preservative analysis
Product-quality investigations

Methods & troubleshooting

Method development, verification, validation, and troubleshooting

Core testing & investigations

Microbiology testing

Microbial quality, effectiveness, environmental, and investigation support for products and facilities.

Quality & enumeration

Quantitative microbial-quality analysis
Microbial enumeration
Total aerobic microbial counts
Total yeast and mold
Pathogenic-bacteria testing
Spoilage-organism testing

Effectiveness & challenge studies

Shelf-life studies
Preservative efficacy and antimicrobial effectiveness
Bacterial challenge studies
Time-kill studies
Antibiotic efficacy studies
Endotoxin testing
Water suitability testing

Identification & investigations

Microbial identification
Microscopic examination
Product and facility microbial investigations
Method-specific microbiology support

Environmental & facility

Environmental monitoring
Environmental sampling supplies and support

Biochemistry and molecular biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

PCR, NGS, species identification, biochemical assays, molecular detection, organism confirmation, and method support.

Detection & identification

PCR-based analysis
Next-generation sequencing support
Multiplex molecular detection
Gel analysis
Bacterial species identification
Fungal species identification
Confirmation of suspected organisms

Investigation & R&D support

Molecular support for microbial investigations
Food-industry microbial investigations
Corrective-action and cleaning-strategy support
Molecular R&D and assay support

Product lifecycle studies

Stability testing

Evidence for shelf life, storage conditions, packaging, and degradation pathways.

Study types

Real-time stability studies
Accelerated stability studies
Stress studies
Forced-degradation studies
Product-degradation evaluations

Planning & evaluation

Shelf-life evaluation support
Packaging and storage-condition evaluations
Stability-method selection
Product-specific study planning

Custom studies

Custom laboratory and R&D

Project-specific studies designed around a product, development stage, or unanswered technical issue.

These studies are not part of regulatory GMPs. Methods in this category are to demonstrate the function of a product.

Study design & feasibility

Custom analytical study design
Feasibility studies
Product and ingredient evaluations
Development-stage testing

Biological & performance

In-vitro bioavailability studies
Skin-permeability and transdermal studies
Enzyme assays
Inhibition assays
Antimicrobial and performance studies
Antibiotic efficacy studies
Microbial kill studies

Development & investigation

Investigation support
Project-specific method development
New methods designed around customer needs

Development

Product development support

Technical support from concept and formulation through scale-up, packaging, and launch-support testing.

Concept & formulation

Product feasibility assessments
Technical evaluation of concepts
Regulatory-requirement discussions
Ingredient research and selection
Determination of ingredient concentrations
Product formulation
Prototype development

Sensory & efficacy

Organoleptic evaluation (taste, color, aroma, viscosity)
Formula optimization
Customer-owned final formulations
Product-efficacy testing

Packaging & scale-up

Packaging-material selection
Shelf-stable packaging guidance
Manufacturing and packaging facility sourcing
Contract-manufacturer coordination
Production scale-up support

Quality & launch planning

Critical control points and quality attributes
Testing-strategy development
Stability planning
Launch-support testing

Consulting

Consulting and investigations

Technical perspective when a product, process, quality system, or corrective action needs a closer look.

Quality & investigation

Product-quality investigations
Microbial issue investigations
Product and process troubleshooting
Cleaning validation testing and investigation support
Stability and ingredient-stability advice

Strategy & operations

Formulation and ingredient consulting
Packaging and container-closure advice
Manufacturing and scale-up advice
Plant and facility evaluations
Testing selection and strategy
Analytical method strategy
Quality-management-system support
Quality and regulatory discussion support
Logistics and project-boundary planning

Support

Industries and customer support

Flexible support for teams working across regulated and consumer product categories.

Customer support

Third-party independent laboratory testing
Method selection for the product and objective
Help selecting the right test
Technical discussion or interpretation when included in the project or arranged through direct follow-up
Quote-based project scoping
Sample-submission support
Scheduled courier pickup by arrangement
Standard and eligible rush turnaround
Testing at the Dallas laboratory; customer-site sampling or testing may be available by arrangement

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