On December 1, 2006, ALTA was acquired by Intertek plc, a global company of testing laboratories with over 350 labs and 20,000 employees worldwide. Shortly thereafter, the Intertek Pharmaceutical Services Division was formed, bringing together a global network of laboratories offering comprehensive GLP, bioanalytical LCMS, immunochemistry and cGMP analytical services to customers engaged in the research, development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and specialized products for the health care industry.
ALTA is a leading provider of LC-MS/MS contract services to the pharmaceutical industry and is one of the first to apply this technology to quantitative GLP studies. Our primary strength lies in our ability to rapidly develop robust and sensitive analytical methodologies and efficiently utilize these novel methods in a high throughput CRO setting. ALTA’s extensive background and expertise, combined with a consistently demonstrated high level of commitment, has established the company as a premier bioanalytical resource for the pharmaceutical industry.
Our senior management group is represented by several leading industry scientists with over 25 years of CRO experience managing high-throughput analytical facilities. From this unparalleled production experience, we have identified and made a commitment to five key operational strategies that we believe have contributed to our success and are necessary to maintain superior service in a very demanding laboratory environment:
1. Control business growth at a sustainable and manageable level with upper management staying closely involved with technical development projects and daily operations.
2. Facilitate communications with our clients by providing direct access to key technical and project management personnel.
3. Maintain a stable and experienced workforce by providing challenging and exciting new opportunities in conjunction with an on-going training and career development program.
4. Develop a strong Quality Assurance Unit which is designed to maintain facility and study compliance by providing adequate QA staffing, extensive training and implementation of proactive systems designed to prevent recurring types of errors.
5. Aggressively pursue laboratory and data management automation where it facilitates cost savings, superior service and excellent quality.
