LAVAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 27, 2010) - Warnex Inc. (TSX: WNX) today reported that its Bioanalytical Services division successfully passed a Good Clinical Practices (GCP) inspection by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). The inspection was a routine, study-specific inspection of a bioequivalence study whose objective was to evaluate the organization’s adherence to the applicable regulatory requirements.
“This positive outcome demonstrates once again Warnex’s continued commitment to the highest level of quality in all of our laboratory operations,” said Mark Busgang, President and CEO of Warnex. “In addition to our successful inspections by the FDA in our Bioanalytical division, Warnex has now added a successful inspection by a European health authority, which we intend to leverage in our business development efforts in the European market.”
AGES (www.ages.at) is an Austrian government organization, composed of 18 federal institutes and departments with various areas of expertise, which is responsible for several tasks in regards to public health, including nutrition and the safety and effectiveness of medications. The organization researches, analyzes and performs inspections according to the policy guidelines of Austrian food laws and medication laws.
About Warnex
Warnex (www.warnex.ca) is a life sciences company devoted to protecting public health by providing laboratory services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Warnex Analytical Services provides pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with a variety of quality control services, including chemistry, chromatography, microbiology, method development and validation, and stability studies. Warnex Bioanalytical Services specializes in bioequivalence and bioavailability studies for clinical trials. Warnex Medical Laboratories provides specialized testing for the healthcare industry as well as pharmaceutical and central laboratory services. Warnex PRO-DNA Services offers DNA identification tests for paternity, maternity and other family relationships, as well as for immigration and forensic testing purposes. Warnex has three facilities located in Laval and Blainville, Quebec, and Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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Contacts:
Warnex Inc.
Mark J. Busgang
President & CEO
450-663-6724 x 310
mbusgang@warnex.ca
Warnex Inc.
Catherine Sartoros
Communications Specialist
450-663-6724 x 277
csartoros@warnex.ca