Rotam Inaugurates Ecotox Laboratory In Shanghai
19 August 2013 
Rotam CropSciences has opened an ecotoxicology laboratory, collocated with the company’s manufacturing facility in Shanghai. The new laboratory enables the organization’s research team to conduct high-quality evaluation of its development products and assess its impact on non-target aquatic and land-based organisms.
Along with Rotam’s existing physico-chemical laboratory, the new facility advances the organization’s research and development capacity. It incorporates the required species-specific testing laboratories for aquatic and terrestrial organisms, including the relevant scientific equipment and rearing facilities. The operation is manned by three study directors and a team of experienced personnel.
“This new laboratory is a significant step forward for the company,” says Dr. Thomson, study director at Rotam and manager of the new ecotox laboratory. “These types of facilities also offer huge benefits in the development of off-patent chemistry. This move by Rotam is a mark of the company’s huge level of re-investment in research and new product development, which is approximately 10% of its turnover.”
Dr. Thomson continues, “Having both the ecotox and physico-chemical laboratories in-house and side-by-side delivers time and cost efficiencies as well as increases the company’s R&D capability. The ecotox laboratory is a fantastic resource for pre-screening new products. It provides immediate environmental feedback, helping to advance our capabilities in assessing different molecular combinations.”
Rotam also announced that the new laboratory has recently received a top-level accreditation. It is the only facility solely dedicated to the crop-protection market in the country to receive German certification.
Dr. Thomson notes that all of the company’s facilities follow the GLP guidelines to ensure the quality and integrity of the data collected. “This accreditation demonstrates that the work done in our laboratories in China is accepted worldwide by official regulatory authorities.”
Rotam has also applied for the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals Certification from the Ministry of Agriculture in China (ICAMA) for the ecotox laboratory. The certification process will entail the facility undergoing a further audit during the next six months.
For more information contact Kit Lam at [email protected].
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