The generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Actavis uses service research at Matís. Actavis is one of the 5 largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world and the collaboration between Matís and Actavis has been very successful.
"Ever since Matís came into being, the company has been conducting microbiological research on raw materials and finished products for us, as well as research on environmental samples. The collaboration is therefore a regular part of Actavis' production and has been successful from the beginning, "says Herborg Hauksdóttir, responsible for the quality assurance department of the pharmaceutical production company Actavis. She says a service agreement with Matís saves the company a costly development of its own research facilities.
Herborg says that updates to microbial measurement methods have always been successful with the help of Matís staff. "We work under the requirements of the pharmaceutical authorities, both in Iceland and in our other market areas, to make microbial measurements and have chosen to utilize both first-class facilities and Matís staff for this project. The measurements are very specialized and Matís has that specialization, "says Herborg.
In addition to microbiological measurements of raw materials and finished products at Actavis, Matís takes care of measurements of environmental samples where, for example, water is monitored, as well as other environmental aspects within the company. "We are subject to very strict requirements for drug production, so we also choose the best research services we have available," says Herborg Hauksdóttir at Actavis.