Testing Service Expands Analytical Chemistry, Materials Characterization Department

NAMSA (Northwood, OH) has opened an expanded analytical chemistry and materials characterization facility. The new facility houses three laboratories, including a wet chemical lab, an instrumental services lab, and a volatile analysis lab. By doubling it chemistry testing capacity, the company plans to introduce new testing capabilities such as inductively coupled plasma spectrometry and volatiles analysis USP 467."We believe this move positions us to provide enhanced turnaround time, better work flow to increase our testing workload, and more efficiencies," remarks Joe Grappin, NAMSA's chemistry manager. "With the renovated and expanded space, we are able to add equipment and personnel to meet the increasing needs of materials analysis required by medical devices and combination products."In addition to achieving better turnaround times and increased speed to market, NAMSA's R&D team will also have increased capabilities to develop additional materials characterization assays. Given these improvements, the company's decision to expand the chemistry lab was an easy one to make, according to NAMSA's president John Gorski."We continue to invest in our people, facilities, equipment, and clients because we believe that developing relationships and trust is the right thing to do. It has been a key to over 40 years of success," comments Gorski. "Even during this economic downturn, NAMSA is committed to providing the best possible medical device testing services by growing our business and expanding our capabilities."