Qualimax

What Qualimax does

Qualimax LLC is an FDA-registered (Reg #3004599007) and Health Canada-registered analytical testing laboratory founded in 2002 in New Jersey, currently operating from a 6,500 sq. ft. facility in Ridgefield, NJ. The company provides cGMP- and cGLP-compliant analytical chemistry, microbial clearance, preservative efficacy, and OTC drug testing services to small and mid-sized cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical, and chemical manufacturers that lack the scale to justify in-house laboratories. Core testing is performed using industry-standard instruments including Waters HPLC/UPLC systems with UV/Vis, RI, and PDA detectors, Agilent GC/FID systems, Thermo Scientific FTIR, Suez Sievers TOC, and an Optometrics SPF 290S for in-vitro sunscreen analysis, supported by in-house method development and validation capabilities aligned with ICH, EP, USP/NF, JP, BP, FCC, ACS, and AOAC compendial standards. Services are organized around four interconnected lines: OTC testing, microbial testing, analytical chemistry, and preservative efficacy testing, with adjunct method development, validation, and cleaning validation offerings.

The company generates revenue through project-based, quote-priced testing fees rather than subscription or platform contracts. Pricing is custom and non-public; new customers pay in advance while established customers receive Net 30 terms, and a 100% rush surcharge applies for five-business-day or faster turnaround. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: customers contact Qualimax by phone (201.313.3353), submit samples physically to the Ridgefield facility, and receive results electronically via email with signed documentation on company letterhead. The customer base is fragmented across cosmetic, pharmaceutical, OTC drug, and chemical manufacturers, with no disclosed logos, enterprise contracts, or revenue concentration data. Qualimax is a privately held, founder-owned woman-owned small business led by Managing Director Ferial K. Arvanaghi (M.S. Polymer Science, ex-Unilever 15 years) and Scientific Director Massoud Arvanaghi (Ph.D. Physical Organic Chemistry, USC); no external funding rounds, parent company, M&A activity, or partnerships have been disclosed in the source data.

Name

Qualimax

Legal name

Qualimax LLC

Website

https://qualimaxllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Qualimax is an FDA- and Health Canada-registered cGMP analytical testing laboratory in Ridgefield, NJ, providing microbial, preservative efficacy, OTC, and analytical chemistry testing services to small and mid-sized cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturers since 2002.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Testing Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Release Testing & Batch Certification (QC) (HLAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microbiology & Sterility Assurance (Bioburden/Endotoxin/Sterility) (HLAGADAE), Analytical Development & QC Testing (Release/Stability/Potency) (HLAGAGAF), Environmental Monitoring & Cleanroom Testing (GMP) (HLAGADAL)

Keywords

• Analytical testing services
• Microbial testing laboratory
• CGMP compliance testing
• Preservative efficacy testing
• Compendial analysis services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridgefield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Analytical Testing Services: One-time testing fees for analytical chemistry, microbial testing, preservative efficacy testing, and method validation services. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to specific customer testing needs. The company offers rush testing with 100% surcharge for completion within five working days or less. New customers require payment in advance; established customers have Net 30 payment terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Qualimax LLC is an FDA and Health Canada registered cGMP analytical testing laboratory providing analytical chemistry, microbial clearance, preservative efficacy, and compendial analysis testing services to the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The laboratory operates from a 6,500 sq. ft. facility in Ridgefield, NJ, equipped with HPLC, UPLC, GC/FID, FTIR, and TOC instrumentation, and offers method development, validation, and cleaning validation services alongside routine raw material and finished product testing.

Product overview

Qualimax LLC is an FDA and Health Canada registered cGMP testing laboratory providing a comprehensive range of analytical and microbial testing services to the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The company operates as a single unified service offering (not a software platform) organized around four interconnected testing service lines: OTC Testing Services for over-the-counter drug verification, Microbial Testing Services for cosmetic and skincare product safety, Analytical Chemistry Services for raw material and finished product analysis, and Preservative Efficacy Testing for challenge testing. These services are complemented by method development, validation, and cleaning validation capabilities. The company was founded in 2002 and serves small to medium-sized companies seeking regulatory compliance testing without maintaining in-house laboratory facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OTC Testing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Rush testing available for completion within five working days or less
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Force1 Analytical: Force1 Analytical is a small CRO providing analytical method development, validation, and compendial release testing for pharmaceutical and consumer products. Comparable to Qualimax in service scope (HPLC, GC, FTIR, microbial) and target customer mix.
• Microchem Laboratory: Microchem Laboratory is a microbiology-focused testing lab serving cosmetics, personal care, and OTC manufacturers, with strengths in preservative efficacy, microbial limit testing, and antimicrobial efficacy studies — services that overlap directly with Qualimax's microbial testing and preservative challenge testing lines.
• Gateway Analytical: Gateway Analytical is a contract analytical services provider focused on pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and consumer health testing, offering method development, stability, and release testing. Direct overlap with Qualimax in analytical chemistry, method validation, and regulated cosmetic/pharma QC work.
• Accelerated Analytical: Accelerated Analytical is a small contract analytical testing laboratory providing method development, validation, and release testing for pharmaceutical and consumer products. It is comparable to Qualimax in scale, customer profile (small/mid pharma and cosmetics), and service offering centered on analytical chemistry and QC testing.

Broad incumbents

• Curia (formerly AMRI): Curia provides contract analytical services including method development, validation, and release testing for pharmaceutical and consumer products. Overlaps with Qualimax in regulated testing services but operates a much larger network of analytical and manufacturing facilities.
• Bureau Veritas Consumer Products: Bureau Veritas offers cosmetic, personal care, and OTC testing through a global lab network including analytical and microbiological testing. Functions as a broader-set peer to Qualimax with similar services delivered to the same end customers, but at greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Covance / Labcorp Drug Development (now Fortrea): Fortrea (spun out of Labcorp) operates large global analytical and bioanalytical labs serving pharmaceutical clients, with significant overlap to Qualimax in compendial, method validation, and release testing. Comparable in regulatory depth but orders of magnitude larger.
• Intertek Cosmetics & Personal Care: Intertek provides a broad suite of cosmetics, personal care, and OTC testing and quality services globally. Overlaps with Qualimax's compendial testing, microbiological evaluation, and regulatory testing services but as part of a much wider laboratory and auditing portfolio.
• Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care: Eurofins operates one of the largest global networks of cosmetic, personal care, and pharmaceutical testing labs. Overlapping directly with Qualimax in stability, microbial, preservative efficacy, and compendial testing, but at a much larger scale and with global reach and standardized digital ordering that Qualimax cannot match.
• SGS Cosmetics & Hygiene: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with extensive cosmetics and OTC testing capabilities. Comparable to Qualimax for regulatory and QC release testing of cosmetics, but operates at significantly greater scale with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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