Labor L+S AG and SYMBIOSIS Form Exclusive Business Alliance

Bad Bocklet and Heidelberg, Germany, April 17, 2012 / B3C newswire / - Labor L+S AG, Bad Bocklet and SYMBIOSIS, the newly created business division of BIOPHARM GmbH, Heidelberg, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive business alliance.

As of May 1st, 2012 Labor L+S AG will be able to offer to its customers comprehensive services and solutions in analytical testing of biopharmaceuticals and classical pharmaceuticals exclusively performed by SYMBIOSIS. The business alliance with SYMBIOSIS expands the portfolio of Labor L+S AG and will enable clients of Labor L+S AG to order additional analytical services through a single point of contact, supporting all stages of the drug development life cycle and ensuring highest quality and improved cost and time efficiency for the benefit of its customers.

“Our goal at Labor L+S AG is to continuously extend the range of required services that meet the regulatory and scientific needs of our clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. This business alliance with SYMBIOSIS enhances our ability to exceed client expectations by offering cost effective, innovative analytical services that accelerate the development, production and safety assessment of their pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical product”, explains Dr. Lothar Bomblies, Member of the Management Board of Labor L+S AG.

Dr. Florian Wagner, CEO of Biopharm GmbH, comments: “We are proud to work together with the market leader in pharmaceutical microbiology in Germany. The continuously changing market demands of the life science industry require an expert partner with a broad range of services. This alliance brings together two well-established players in the German market, forming a powerful and innovative one-stop-shop service provider”.

About Labor L+S AG
Labor L+S AG - The Thinking Laboratory - is an independent, private contract laboratory offering quality control investigations for the pharmaceutical and hygiene industries. Since 1987, Labor L+S AG has been providing services in the fields of microbiology, assays, analytical chemistry and molecular biology. Labor L+S AG operates in conformity with GMP, has a manufacturing license and is accredited according to ISO 17025. More than 300 employees satisfy the analytical needs of their customers.

About SYMBIOSIS
SYMBIOSIS - The Analytical Company - is the newly created business division of Biopharm GmbH, offering a broad spectrum of analytical services for biopharmaceuticals and classical pharmaceuticals under GMP/GLP. SYMBIOSIS combines the extensive experience and expertise of Biopharm GmbH in analytical services of more than 25 years with a strong customer-focused approach.

Contacts

Rainer Ries
Member of the Management Board
SYMBIOSIS part of BIOPHARM GmbH
Handelsstrasse 15
D-69214 Eppelheim
Tel.: +49 6221 5383-31
Fax: +49 6221 5383-4431
Email: rries@symbiosis.de
Web: http://www.symbiosis.de

Dr. Timo Krebsbach
Division Manager Marketing Sales
Labor L+S AG
Mangelsfeld 4
D-97708 Bad Bocklet
Tel.: +49 97 08 91 00-520
Fax: +49 9708 9100-36
Email: timo.krebsbach@Labor-LS.de
Web: http://www.labor-ls.de