Pharmaceutical
Description of Industry
In today’s highly regulated environment, even a hint of off-odor may bring unwanted scrutiny and expensive repercussions. We assist the pharmaceutical industry by identifying and measuring off-odors in product, packaging materials, and related (wooden pallets, HDPE bulk storage containers).
Applicable Services
What we do
We are experts in odor analysis and trace level chemical detection and measurement. Both odor analysis and chemical detection are utilized when we employ gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/ olfactometry. We also employ expert experimental design, sample prep measures, and statistical analyses to ensure appropriate scientific rigor.
Related News, Case Studies, and Blog Posts
What is Off-Odor?
What is off-odor? The true answer is you’ll know it when you smell it! Doesn’t have to stink like dead fish or 2 week old ground beef left in the refrigerator, although those certainly are obnoxious. Off-odor can be...
Bottled Water Odor
Bottled Water Odor
Bottled drinking water sales topped $12 billion in the United States recently, with steady growth of 6% per year. Consumers view bottled water as a healthy alternative to other drinks. Recent news articles place bottled water’s reputation for...
Statistics of Sensory Assessment: Cohen’s Kappa
Statistics of Sensory
Using people as diagnostic sensors produces more variation than instrumental methods. There are situations where the benefits of human-based measures outweigh their inconsistency. This is particularly true for aromas and flavors.
Choosing, training and aligning panelists is a big...
