Sotax Group acquires GNA Analytical Ltd and NLG Labserv Ltd

The Sotax Group, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of dissolution testing, automated sample preparation, and physical testing equipment for the pharmaceutical industry, has acquired GNA Analytical Ltd (Labserv Ireland) and NLG Labserv Ltd located in the UK.

GNA Analytical with headquarters in County Longford, Republic of Ireland with a subsidiary NLG Labserv Ltd in Warrington, UK, offer multi-vendor service deliverables for a range of analytical instrumentation, primarily for the Life Sciences sector – the key area of expertise being Dissolution Testing, HPLC, UPLC, GC / GC-MS, and Temperature Validation.

The acquisition will increase the scope of supply of multi-vendor services offered by the Sotax Group and not only strengthen but enhance the current service provision to all their customers.

“We have listened to our client base, who repeatedly have asked for multi-vendor provision from the Sotax Group to offer delivered services other than those for Sotax products. The acquisition will now enable multi-vendor services to be delivered,” explained Rolf Benz, CEO / President of the Sotax Group. “We look forward to working with all employees from GNA Analytical and NLG Labserv, who will be key and integral to the long-term success of the new organisation."

"Having built up two successful technical service organisations to offer best-in-class multi-vendor services, I am delighted to be aligning our skill base with the Sotax Group and I believe that together we can offer a premium level of multi-vendor support to our complete marketplace and to the global client base of the Sotax Group," said Gary Toher, Managing Director of GNA Analytical Ltd (Labserv Ireland) and NLG Labserv Ltd