Alpharma

What Alpharma does

Alpharma Integrated Solutions Corp, operating under the DBA Alpharma (also Alpharmpr), is a privately held B2B consulting firm headquartered in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, founded in 2008 to deliver compliance and validation services to FDA-regulated life sciences industries. The company serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers across at least eight countries spanning Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina, Switzerland, and the United States.

The firm is organized around four integrated service pillars: (1) Regulatory Compliance Solutions covering CAPAs, process validation, method transfer, audits, batch record assessment, and MES/SCADA/DCS/PLC validation; (2) Validation Services including facility commissioning/decommissioning, HVAC validation, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, computer system validation (CSV), process control validation, LIMS/Empower/CDS qualification, and calibration/metrology; (3) ITechnology Services spanning network management, system integration, application development, database administration, and IT security; and (4) Management Consulting Solutions covering PMO, project management, cost analysis, and risk assessment. Its technical differentiator is a tightly integrated life-sciences, technology, and regulatory skill set applied to risk-based compliance implementations.

Commercially, Alpharma operates a sales-led, direct-engagement model: prospective clients reach the firm through its website contact forms, phone, or email, and services are delivered as customized project-based consulting engagements. The leadership team is small and named (CEO Sara P. Odeh Torres, General Manager José R. Balasquide Oliveras, PMO Director Ivonne M. Torres Lopez). No external funding rounds, M&A activity, parent company, or institutional investors are disclosed; ownership is implied to be founder/management-held. Recent operational moves include formalizing the ITechnology pillar, launching a blog and newsletter in March 2024, and maintaining a job posting channel that indicates active recruitment of consultants with FDA-regulated industry expertise across multiple geographies.

Name

Alpharma

Legal name

Alpharma Integrated Solutions Corp

Website

https://alpharmapr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Alpharma Integrated Solutions Corp is a privately held Puerto Rico-based consulting firm founded in 2008 that delivers FDA regulatory compliance, validation, IT, and project management services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers across the Americas and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical compliance consulting
• Regulatory validation services
• FDA compliance consulting
• Computer system validation
• Life sciences consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Piscataway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing regulatory compliance solutions, validation services, IT services, and management consulting to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. Revenue appears to be project-based consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Alpharma Integrated Solutions Corp is a B2B consulting firm providing compliance, validation, regulatory, and IT services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers subject to FDA oversight. The firm delivers four integrated service pillars — Validation Services, Regulatory Compliance Solutions, ITechnology Services, and Management Consulting Solutions — to help clients implement risk-based compliance programs, qualify manufacturing and laboratory systems, and meet 21 CFR Part 11 requirements across global operations.

Product overview

Alpharma (Alpharma Integrated Solutions Corp) is a consulting firm providing compliance solutions to regulated industries (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices). The company offers four integrated service pillars: Management Consulting Solutions (strategic consulting and project management), ITechnology Services (IT infrastructure and security), Regulatory Compliance Solutions (FDA regulatory support), and Validation Services (facility, system, and equipment validation). These services work together to help clients implement risk-based compliance approaches, with expertise spanning FDA regulations, process validation, computer system validation, and quality assurance. The company operates globally with operations in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina, Switzerland, and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Management Consulting Solutions Strategic consulting services including program management office, project management, cost analysis, and risk assessment to drive compliance initiatives for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers.
• ITechnology Services Technology services encompassing network management, system integration, application development, database administration, and IT security for regulated industry environments serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients.
• Regulatory Compliance Solutions Comprehensive regulatory compliance services covering investigations and CAPAs, process validation, method transfer, audits, batch record assessment, MES/SCADA/DCS/PLC systems validation, and electronic batch record (EBR) validation for FDA-regulated manufacturers.
• Validation Services Validation and qualification services including facility commissioning and decommissioning, HVAC validation, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, computer system validation (CSV), process control validations, laboratory equipment qualification, LIMS/Empower/CDS qualification, and calibration and metrology programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MasterControl: Provider of quality management and compliance software plus validation services for life sciences manufacturers. Comparable to Alpharma because both serve FDA-regulated manufacturers on 21 CFR Part 11 / CSV / quality compliance, though MasterControl is more product-led.
• Sparta Systems (a Honeywell company): TrackWise QMS and quality/compliance solutions for life sciences, including validation and regulatory offerings. Comparable to Alpharma in targeting regulated life sciences manufacturers needing compliance and validation support.
• Biovia (Dassault Systèmes): Laboratory informatics (LIMS, ELN, CDS) and scientific PLM solutions for life sciences, often deployed with validation services. Comparable because Alpharma explicitly validates LIMS/Empower/CDS systems of the type Biovia provides.
• LabWare: LIMS and laboratory informatics provider with implementation and qualification services for regulated labs. Comparable to Alpharma's LIMS qualification offering and shared focus on 21 CFR Part 11 compliance for laboratory systems.

Broad incumbents

• Veeva Systems: Cloud platform provider for life sciences with quality, regulatory, and validation capabilities. Comparable because Veeva addresses the same pharma/biotech compliance buyer that Alpharma serves, though at much larger scale and via software rather than services.
• IQVIA: Global life sciences services and technology provider covering regulatory, quality, and clinical compliance. Comparable to Alpharma as a competing regulatory/validation partner to pharma and biotech manufacturers, though at vastly larger scale.
• Parexel International: Large CRO and life sciences consulting firm with regulatory affairs and compliance services. Comparable buyer base (pharma/biotech/manufacturing) and overlapping regulatory compliance scope with Alpharma.
• Siemens Healthineers (Digital Industries / validation practice): Provides automation, MES/SCADA, and digital validation services for life sciences manufacturers. Comparable to Alpharma's MES/SCADA/DCS/PLC validation work and shared target of regulated manufacturing clients.

Emerging players

• Dot Compliance: AI-enabled quality management and compliance platform for life sciences, including validation and CAPA workflows. Comparable to Alpharma's regulatory/validation focus but with a more modern SaaS delivery model.
• ComplianceQuest: Cloud EQMS built on Salesforce for life sciences quality and compliance, including validation and CAPA management. Comparable to Alpharma's compliance/validation focus but delivered through a SaaS platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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