GLS Announces New Services for the Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical Industries


Global Lifescience Solutions,(TM) LLC to Provide Expanded Validation, Stability and GMP Service Offerings

Ann Arbor, MI - Global Lifescience Solutions (GLS) is now offering expanded validation and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) services to the dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries.

"With GLS's laboratory and consulting services, we are able to offer a one-stop solution to clients in the dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries - resulting in cost and time savings," said GLS General Manager Aline Lindbeck, Ph.D.

As a contract research and consulting firm, GLS will now provide GMP consulting services to help manufacturers comply with the forthcoming GMPs, which are anticipated to be finalized in 2007. These guidelines will require dietary supplement and pharmaceutical manufacturers to implement additional testing, monitoring and quality systems to their current manufacturing practices.

GLS's broad range of services include:

Stability storage and testing services in support of expiration dating
Test-only services for dietary supplements (e.g. heavy metals analysis, pesticide screening, microbial testing)
Method development and validation
GMP consulting
Safety assessments
New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notifications
Clinical trials
Bioequivalency studies
GRAS "generally recognized as safe" affirmations
Third-party testing for compliance with California Proposition 65

For more information on GLS service offerings, please contact Dr. Aline Lindbeck at 734-827-3803, lindbeck@nsf.org or visit nsf-gls.com.

About GLS: Global Lifescience Solutions(TM), LLC, an NSF International Company, is a contract research and consulting firm offering integrated technical services for companies focused on product innovations in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, dietary supplements, food and nanotechnology. With clients ranging from innovative start-up companies to Fortune 100 and multi-national corporations, GLS provides comprehensive research services that address client needs for basic research, proof of concept, product regulatory registration, and field trials and validation.

CONTACT: Jerry Bowman
Phone: (800) NSF-MARK Ext: 6818
Email: bowman@nsf.org

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