NSF Acquires Pharmaceutical Contract Lab

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and BRISTOL, Conn.NSF International acquired Pharmalytica Services, a pharmaceutical contract laboratory based in Connecticut that provides a full range of GLP and GMP (good manufacturing practices) analytical services. Pharmalytica specializes in extractables and leachables testing, method development and validation and bioanalysis. The facility is registered by FDA and licensed by the DEA.

As part of NSFs Health Science Division, NSF Pharmalytica will provide analytical testing, consulting, training, registration and research and development (R&D) services to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. Pharmalytica will operate primarily as a contract laboratory.

"Combining Pharmalyticas knowledge in pharmaceutical analytical testing and R&D with our existing portfolio of dietary supplement and pharma solutions will help pharmaceutical companies worldwide make informed decisions when developing new products and strategies," said NSF International CEO and president Kevan P. Lawlor.

"We have great confidence that Pharmalyticas expertise, in synergy with NSFs 65 years of testing and certification expertise, will be of great benefit in the development of new medicines worldwide," said James Scull, executive director of Pharmalytica Services LLC.

NSF Internationals Health Sciences Division offers certification, training, consulting and GMP auditing in the areas of pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and medical devices through NSF and NSF-DBA, an NSF International Company. Formerly known as David Begg Associates, NSF-DBA has 25 years of pharma industry expertise, including offering the Quality Leadership Program for pharmaceutical professionals.

Additionally, NSF developed an American National Standard for Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI Standard 173) and certifies dietary supplements to this standard to verify label claims and that a product is free of undeclared substances and unacceptable levels of contaminants. The NSF Certified for Sport® program builds on the NSF Dietary Supplement Certification program by including banned substances screening to minimize the risk that a dietary supplement or sports nutrition product contains banned substances.