伦敦, 英国- 7月27日, 2020 – im体育APP Materials 技术 (im体育APP) has acquired industry leading 制药 testing business, Analytical Lab Group (ALG) from Thompson Street Capital Partners, significantly strengthening im体育APP’s market position in 制药 testing in North America and another important step in growing its Life & Health Sciences segment.
ALG’s team of 130 scientists and experts operates a number of FDA and EPA compliance focused laboratories in San Francisco, Minneapolis and Boston in the US, and has built a strong reputation in the infection prevention market, offering comprehensive testing solutions in the molecular cell biology and virology testing, 抗菌, 制药, 医疗设备, biotech and healthcare industries, backed by sound regulatory and scientific expertise. ALG is now able to offer SARS CoV2 anti-microbial and anti-viral testing services to its customers in the healthcare, 制药, consumer products and 医疗设备 industries in accordance with EPA guidelines.
ALG adds a complementary service extension to im体育APP’s existing Life & Health Sciences business in the US and Canada, bringing a wealth of capabilities including virology and virus identification, 手机银行, 抗菌 and microbial testing, as well as environmental monitoring for hospitals and cleanrooms.
乔Wetz, 首席执行官 at im体育APP, said; “This acquisition will significantly strengthen our Life & Health Sciences business by enhancing im体育APP’s technical expertise, commercial presence and geographical footprint within key 制药, virology and 抗菌 markets. The broader health sciences market will be a strong growth driver for im体育APP in its next phase of development and when combined with our existing related capabilities in 医疗设备 and food testing, we now have almost 15% of the Group operating in these markets.
ALG gives us an important presence in the infection prevention market, supporting our Health Sciences strategy to be a full-service solutions provider in this critical sector. 最近几个月, im体育APP has been proud to support a number of clients with testing programs related to various aspects of potential COVID-19 vaccines and ventilator safety, demonstrating the wider impact of what we do.”
im体育APP’s existing network of Life & Health sciences laboratories offers a broad spectrum of testing services to the 制药, food and 医疗设备 industries and boasts a proud track record of high-level scientific expertise which positions us at the forefront of the industry. Our facilities provide specialist testing services, including chemical and physical characterization; formulation development; storage stability, extractable and leachable studies; elemental impurity testing on a wide range of drug, 营养食品, 医疗设备 and consumer products; 细胞毒性, 微生物污染水平, endotoxin and TOC testing; pathogen identification; bacterial analysis and nutritional chemistry.
The transaction was funded out of existing im体育APP Group resources alongside new investments from im体育APP and ALG management, Bridgepoint, 和淡马锡.
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im体育APP is one of the world’s leading independent providers of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services to the global 航空航天; 运输 & 工业; 能源; and Fire & Building 产品s sectors, where failure in service is simply not an option.
12月31日, 2019 im体育APP acquired PCTEST, significantly scaling im体育APP’s position in the high growth connected technology and IoT end markets, to provide leading global technology customers with wireless device and application testing and certification services through laboratories in the US, 日本和韩国.
We exist to help our customers make certain that their materials, products and systems are safe, 质量, compliant and ultimately fit for purpose, leveraging almost 200 years of testing experience and our global testing capabilities.
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“ALG gives us an important presence in the infection prevention market, supporting our Health Sciences strategy to be a full-service solutions provider in this critical sector.”
乔Wetz
首席执行官