LCQM-FF/UFG

What LCQM-FF/UFG does

LCQM-FF/UFG is the Medication Quality Control Laboratory of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Federal University of Goiás (Universidade Federal de Goiás), a Brazilian federal public university located in Goiânia. Founded in 1995 as a public extension project, the laboratory provides physical-chemical and microbiological quality control testing services for compounded medications, cosmetics, dietary supplements, water, raw materials, food products, and veterinary products. It operates as part of the Centro Analítico em Controle de Qualidade (CACQ), which groups LCQM together with the Food Quality Control Laboratory (LCQA) within the Faculty of Dentistry building. The laboratory is staffed by specialists, masters, and doctorate holders and serves as a training ground for UFG pharmacy students and other institutions.

The laboratory holds three regulatory certifications: REBLAS Credenciado (ANVISA RDC 390, 2020) and REBLAS Habilitado (RE No. 3,072, 2023), EQFAR-069 pharmaceutical equivalence center accreditation (2014), and MAPA licensing (April 2025) for veterinary product testing. It serves over 100 clients annually across the states of Goiás, Distrito Federal, and Tocantins, including compounding pharmacies, cosmetics manufacturers, hospitals, food companies, veterinary product manufacturers, and individuals. Services are delivered through a direct sample submission model at the Goiânia facility, with electronic reports issued through the Novanti portal, and marketing conducted via the laboratory website, WhatsApp Business, and Instagram (@centro_analitico_ff_ufg).

Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service, quote-based pricing model for individual laboratory analyses — no public pricing is disclosed, and clients submit samples with a request form. Client acquisition historically relies on referrals between compounding pharmacies and direct outreach to the compounding pharmacy segment. As a government-owned unit of a federal public university, LCQM is not a privately held enterprise, has no equity investors, and operates with a public-mission, non-profit service orientation.

Name

LCQM-FF/UFG

Legal name

Universidade Federal de Goiás (Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade Federal de Goiás)

Website

https://lcqm.farmacia.ufg.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LCQM-FF/UFG is a federally accredited Brazilian quality control laboratory at the Federal University of Goiás, providing physical-chemical and microbiological testing for compounded medications, cosmetics, food, water, and veterinary products to clients across Goiás, Distrito Federal, and Tocantins.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAGADAC

Release Testing & Batch Certification (QC)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services

SECONDARYHLAGADAL

Environmental Monitoring & Cleanroom Testing (GMP)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services

SECONDARYAFALAAAC

Food Safety Certification Bodies (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen)

SECONDARYHLAGADAO

Water & Utility Testing (PW/WFI/Steam/Gases)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services

SECONDARYAFALADAH

Supplier Approval, Verification & Food Safety Risk Management (GFSI-aligned)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Regulatory Compliance Testing & Consulting (FDA/USDA/EFSA, HACCP)

Keywords

• Quality control testing
• Pharmaceutical analysis
• Microbiological testing
• Compounding pharmacy testing
• Regulatory compliance analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Goiânia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Analysis Services: Fee-for-service quality control testing services for compounding pharmacies, cosmetics industries, hospitals, small businesses, and individuals. Services include physical-chemical and microbiological analyses of medicines, cosmetics, water, raw materials, and food products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LCQM-FF/UFG (Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade Federal de Goiás) is a public university analytical laboratory that performs physical-chemical and microbiological quality control testing for compounded medicines, cosmetics, potable/process water, raw materials, food, dietary supplements, and veterinary products. It also operates ANVISA-certified pharmaceutical equivalence studies (EQFAR-069) for liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical forms. Clients submit physical samples to the laboratory in Goiânia and receive electronic test reports through a dedicated portal.

Product overview

LCQM-FF/UFG operates as a quality control laboratory at the Federal University of Goiás, organized under the Centro Analítico em Controle de Qualidade (CACQ). The core offerings include the main Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Medicamentos (LCQM) for compounded medications, cosmetics, supplements, and water testing; the Centro de Equivalência Farmacêutica (EQFAR-069) for pharmaceutical equivalence studies; and specialized Physico-Chemical and Microbiological laboratories. The laboratory serves over 100 clients annually across Goiás, Federal District, and other states, combining educational training with analytical services.

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Products and services

• Centro Analítico em Controle de Qualidade (CACQ) — Analytical Quality Control Center Analytical quality control center housing the LCQM (medicines) and LCQA (food) laboratories, combining physical-chemical and microbiological testing capabilities under a single facility at the Federal University of Goiás. The CACQ is the umbrella organization through which LCQM delivers its routine services.
• Centro de Equivalência Farmacêutica (EQFAR-069) — Pharmaceutical Equivalence Studies ANVISA-accredited pharmaceutical equivalence studies (EQFAR-069) including physical-chemical tests for semi-solid and liquid pharmaceutical forms and microbiological tests for non-sterile products (mesophilic aerobic microorganism counts and pathogen detection). Performed in compliance with ANVISA resolutions.
• Compounded Medicines Quality Control Testing (LCQM — RDCs 67/2007 and 87/2008) Physical-chemical and microbiological quality control testing of compounded medications (medicamentos manipulados) and raw materials per ANVISA RDC 67/2007 and RDC 87/2008. Primary service line serving compounding pharmacies in Goiás, DF, and Tocantins.
• Cosmetics Quality Control Testing (RDC 907/2024) Physical-chemical and microbiological quality control testing for cosmetic and personal care products in compliance with ANVISA RDC 907/2024. Serves cosmetics manufacturing companies.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MAPAcoreOthers · 1 April 2025Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) licensed LCQM in April 2025 for quality control testing of veterinary products, both physical-chemical and microbiological assays.
• ANVISAcoreOthers · 26 May 2020ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) granted LCQM the REBLAS Credenciamento in 2020 (RDC 390), enabling the laboratory to perform fiscal quality control analyses within regulatory programs. In 2023, extended to HABILITADO status for private sector work.
• ANVISA (EQFAR)coreOthers · 1 January 2014ANVISA accreditation as Centro de Equivalência Farmacêutica EQFAR-069, enabling the laboratory to perform pharmaceutical equivalence studies for liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical forms in compliance with ANVISA resolutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Major global testing, inspection, and certification company with Brazilian operations providing pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and water testing. Comparable to LCQM as a multi-disciplinary regulated testing provider, though SGS operates at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in contract laboratory testing, including pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and environmental analyses with operations across Brazil. Comparable because Eurofins Brasil offers multi-disciplinary QC testing under regulated accreditations, directly overlapping with LCQM's service portfolio but at national/international scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with Brazilian presence offering laboratory testing for consumer products, food, and environmental samples. Comparable due to overlapping regulated QC testing services, particularly for cosmetics, food, and water.
• ALS Limited: International testing services group providing food, pharmaceutical, environmental, and water analyses. Comparable to LCQM for analytical laboratory testing services across regulated verticals, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Charles River Laboratories: Major life-sciences contract research and laboratory services organization including pharmaceutical quality and microbiology testing. Comparable to LCQM's pharmaceutical QC and microbiological equivalence offerings, though at global CRO scale.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Specialized food, cosmetics, and environmental testing services provider with operations in Brazil through acquired labs. Comparable to LCQM in food, cosmetic, and water QC testing offerings, particularly relevant given LCQM's REBLAS-enabled food/water scope.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing company with Brazilian operations providing analytical services for consumer products, including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Comparable as a regulated multi-discipline testing provider competing for similar client segments.

Regional players

• Fundação Ezequiel Dias (FUNED): Brazilian state-level public laboratory foundation providing pharmaceutical quality control and reference testing services, primarily serving Minas Gerais. Comparable to LCQM as a government-affiliated QC laboratory performing physico-chemical and microbiological analyses for compounded medicines and public health.
• Instituto Butantan: Brazilian public research and laboratory complex including pharmaceutical QC capabilities serving São Paulo state. Comparable as a public-sector Brazilian laboratory performing regulated pharmaceutical quality control testing, though with a broader biological products focus.
• Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública (LACEN-GO): Goiás state public health reference laboratory providing microbiological and physico-chemical analyses for water, food, and environmental monitoring. Comparable due to overlapping water/food/environmental testing scope and Brazilian public-sector laboratory model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/centro_analitico_ff_ufg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lcqm-ff-ufg

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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