Thursday, July 30, 2009

Laboratory Outsourcing in 2009

By Andrew Swift, Ph.D.
Executive VP for Intertek Analytical Services Division

Successful laboratory outsourcing relationships require innovative management and contractual models, tailor made to address the parent company’s needs.

Outsourcing of non-core support services is an established concept in many areas of modern manufacturing and is widely managed on a daily basis in the workplace. Laboratory functions regarded as ‘strategic but not core’ are in scope for outsourcing, including measurement and analytical science.

Historically, analytical services has been the preserve of dedicated ‘in-house’ laboratories, tasked to support new product R&D and corporate innovation with measurement and analytical data. But today, while the need to innovate remains more ‘strategic and core’ than ever, measurement support doesn't have to be. Outsourcing the facility to a dedicated service provider not only delivers short term savings and commercial benefit to the parent company, it increases its agility to respond to today’s fast moving and international market place.

In each segment of the outsourcing decision matrix below, a dedicated laboratory analytical service provider can provide the client custom practical solutions which meet the objectives of the organisation, whether through outsourcing or consultancy support.




Organisations are pressured to deliver greater returns in a world of falling commodity prices and dwindling new product pipelines. Yet this same climate presents great growth opportunities for the dedicated analytical services provider, who attaches high value to such assets to support and sustain their own business model and who can capture still greater value from growing this expert resource in the wider international market place.
To learn more about laboratory outsourcing and possible options, please visit www.intertek.com/outsourcing/laboratory/

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Intertek India News

Intertek India to Build New Laboratory in Maharashtra

November 11, 2008:
A large testing laboratory located in Thane, Maharashtra India Laboratory is scheduled to open in 2009. Intertek, a leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries, is building a new laboratory at Thane, Maharashtra, with an expected opening date around March 1, 2009. Learn more about the project and Intertek India at:

Saturday, November 08, 2008

Intertek China Laboratories Awarded ISO 17025 Accreditation

Five Intertek Laboratories Awarded ISO 17025 Accreditation in China

Intertek has been awarded ‘ISO 17025’ accreditation by the China National Accreditation Service (CNAS) for five (5) laboratories in China. ISO 17025 accreditation demonstrates that the laboratories’ operate under a quality management system that display competency to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It also covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods.

The laboratories are located in Shanghai, Caojin, Dongguan, Huizhou and Tianjin and provide important quality testing to the local energy and oil and gas industries at key locations in China.

Melamine Testing in Food Products

Melamine Detection and Testing:

Intertek laboratories provide melamine testing services for a wide range of food and agricultural products, raw materials and ingredients. Intertek laboratories provide rapid testing turn-round and are cost effective. Samples can be shipped on a global basis to the melamine testing laboratories.

Intertek provides these services to food companies, agricultural firms, food importers, manufacturers of ingredients and foodstuffs and other businesses. Examples of melamine testing include laboratory analysis of processed foods, dairy products, animal feeds, wheat gluten, rice protein concentrate and corn gluten. The Intertek laboratories provide FDA recommended analytical methods for melamine testing, screening and quantitative analysis using HPLC and GC/MS.

Melamine analysis capabilities include:

Saturday, June 28, 2008

The Intertek UK Laboratory Network

Intertek United Kingdom Analytical Laboratories

The Intertek network of laboratories in the UK comprise the most diverse and advanced groupings of analytical laboratory testing expertise and capabilities in the global Intertek lab network. Capabilities include virtually the entire range of modern state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation. Intertek scientists and technical staff are experts in their fields, with years of industry experience.

Intertek provides independent laboratory testing, research, product inspection, consulting and many other services in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Industries Intertek scientists and laboratories supports include petroleum, manufacturing, research and development, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, construction and many industries both in the UK and on a global basis.



Erik Holladay
Global Marketing Director
Intertek Analytical Services
http://www.intertek-cb.co.uk/

Monday, June 09, 2008

What is Laboratory Outsourcing?


A Definition of Laboratory Outsourcing:


Lab outsourcing usually involves an independent testing company assuming quality control testing, R&D or other analytical services associated with an in-house laboratory located at or near an industrial sites, such as manufacturing plants, chemical plants, refineries, corporate research centers, food processors, mining and other business.

In many cases the existing laboratory, staff and instrumentation are transferred to Intertek and continue to provide the same services as before outsourcing. In other situations the location is moved. In all cases the services are provided at a lower total-cost to the customer.

For more information on Laboratory Outsourcing please visit Intertek's FAQS page devoted to Laboratory Outsourcing.

Regards;

Erik Holladay
Global Marketing Director
Intertek Oil Chemical & Agri, Analytical Services, Mineral Services Divisions

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Intertek Acquires CML Biotech Ltd.

Measurement and Management of Bacteria for the Oil and Gas Industry

February 19, 2008: Aberdeen UK -
Intertek has acquired CML Biotech Limited (“Commercial Microbiology”). The acquisition is comprised of Commercial Microbiology Ltd based in Aberdeen, UK; and its subsidiary Commercial Microbiology Inc based in Houston, USA.
CML provides technical consultancy and laboratory services related to the
measurement and management of bacteria in the oil and gas industry. Located in both Aberdeen and Houston with around 50 staff, CML is widely regarded as the leading provider of such technical services to oil and gas clients globally. Services range from routine monitoring of microbial activity to expert consultancy in the area of microbial management and preventative strategies.
Learn More.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Intertek Acquires BioClin Laboratory in Ireland

Intertek Acquires BioClin Laboratory in Ireland

Bio-analytical and Pharmaceutical Product Analysis Capabilities

February 12, 2008: London UK - Intertek Group plc (Intertek), the leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries, has acquired BioClin Research Laboratories Ltd (Bioclin).

Bioclin is one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of contract bio-analysis and analytical research and development, with advanced analytical services including liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). Bioclin has been serving the local and international pharmaceutical, medical device and drug delivery industry for more than five years. Located in Athlone and with 20 staff, Bioclin is highly regarded for its technical expertise, rigorous compliance programs, and outstanding customer service. The laboratory is Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certified and is a current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) facility that has been inspected by the IMB.

The acquisition advances Intertek’s strategic growth in expert support services to the global pharmaceutical, medical device and drug delivery industry. Bioclin will operate in Intertek’s
Pharmaceutical Services group within its Analytical Services division.

Visit http://www.intertek-cb.com/pharma/news/bioclin.shtml to learn more.