Chemistry and Chromatography
Our Chemistry group uses a wide range of methods to test both raw materials and finished products in accordance with compendial procedures including but not limited to:
- USP/NF
- BP
- EP
- JP
- FCC
- ACS
- AOAC
- AOCS
- In-house and client supplied methods
Analytical Services Provided
Our analysts can assist you with numerous routine and specialized techniques and provide support for NDA, ANDA, and IND submissions:
- UPLC, HPLC, GC and IC analyses
- Dissolution studies
- Spectroscopy
- Physical and wet chemical analysis
- Residual solvents
- Organic volatile impurities (OVI)
- Stability storage and testing
- Method development and validation
- Total organic carbon (TOC)
- Process and cleaning validations
- Container/packaging testing
- Vitamin assays
- Antibiotic assays
- Enzymatic testing
Instrumentation
- UPLC
- HPLC – UV/visible, diode-array, fluorometric, electrochemical, conductivity, refractive index and ELSD detection
- GC – Flame ionization, and thermal conductivity detection, capillary and headspace techniques
- Dissolution – USP methods I, II and V
- Spectroscopy – infrared and UV
- AAS – atomic absorption spectrophotometer and graphite furnace
Samples Analyzed
We analyze many types of samples including but not limited to:
- Pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetics
- Finished products: tablets, capsules, liquids, parenterals, otic and ophthalmic drops, semisolids, creams, gels, shampoos and suppositories
- Raw materials: actives, fillers, binders, lubricants, colours and other excipients
- Container/packaging components: plastics, glass, foils, bottles, strip packs and cards
- In-process products: bulk mixtures of solids or liquids prior to filling into capsules, bottles, vials and syringes, or before compressing into tablets
