Research & Development Services

Research and Development Capabilities

Deepa Goli, Ph.D., Manager, Analytical Development (Profile)

In addition to offering analytical testing services for a wide variety of sample types, Southern Testing has a full service R&D Group to assist clients with solving special analytical problems or for developing methods or project plans for specific processes. Our R&D capabilities encompass the full range of analytical disciplines offered at Southern Testing including:

Environmental and Industrial Hygiene Chemistry
Pesticide Residue and Formulation Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics
Microbiology

Our capabilities in these areas range from determining contaminants at the parts per billion level to determining the percentages of the major components. We can carry out your research protocol or we can help you develop a custom research program for addressing specific needs. Our strength is in our diversity of expertise, our broad range of instrumental capabilities, and in our commitment to meet your needs and work with you to solve any analytical problem that affects your process.

If you have a chemical or microbiological problem that solving, or have a special project, give Dr. Goli, or Walter Hogg (Manager, Business Development and Client Services) a call or send us an e-mail. Click here for Contacts Page. We will discuss your problem or project with you and give you a no-obligation quotation on what we think will be necessary to help you.

Some Example R&D Projects Include:

Manufacturing Support
Process control analysis
Second source quality assurance analysis
Method development/improvement for new, or existing process control methods
Identification of unknown contaminants or foreign matter

New Product or Process Development Support
Analytical method development and validation for new products
Pre-market approval analytical support
ID and determination of reaction intermediates and impurities
Determination of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis residues
Leachate studies on recycled packaging materials
Indirect food additive leaching studies

Environmental
ID and characterization of unknown mixtures and substances
Method development for non-EPA target analytes
ID and determination of non-EPA target analytes in various matrices
Analysis of difficult sample matrices