The long established method for testing for heavy metals in pharmaceuticals, the colorimetric limit test, is about to become obsolete. Both the USP and the Ph.Eur. have announced their intentions to move from the old test to an instrumental method utilizing modern equipment such as the ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) to obtain quantitative results.

ALS Scandinavia operates a state of the art laboratory tailor-made for the determination of metals. The instrument park consisting of nine high-resolution ICP-MS instruments along with several ICP-OES and AFS systems, places ALS at the pinnacle of the best-equipped laboratories globally.

The laboratory has met FDA approval and has obtained a registration number from the organization. Moreover, the Luleå labortatory is both GMP and GLP compliant. Our experienced staff has successfully validated about 85 client-specific methods and will welcome further requests from the industry.