Scitec, the company

Scitec Research is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory providing instrumental chemical analyses services, specializing in the areas of water quality and treatment, assessment of conformity with the Swiss federal ordinances for the protection of the environment, and surface and materials analyses.

Scitec Research provides advanced analytical services to mineral water producers and exporters of drinking water to the U.S., to environmental, civil engineering, and construction agencies and professionals; and to the pharmaceutical and food industries.

Aware of the impact of environmental pollution on health, Scitec Research also offers testing services to assess the quality of our living environment, as well as analyses of various type of micropollutants in urine (e.g. phytosanitary products, endocrine disruptors).

Through its network of partners, Scitec Research provides solutions for industrial waste water remediation and compliance requiring treatment before discharge.

Who are we?

Located in Lausanne and Delémont, Switzerland, our laboratory specializes in instrumental analytical chemistry and microbiology, and provides services in the following domains :

  • Water analysis (potability, site surveillance, bacteriology, analysis for exportation to the USA)

  • Phytosanitary products and API : chlorothalonil, benzidine, gylphosate

  • Water from processing plants (STEP)

  • Analyses of micropollutants (pesticides, fongicides, drug residues) in water, soil, and food

  • Analyses for assessment of compliance with federal ordinances: ADWO, OSites, OSol, WPO, OPBD

  • Analysis of cannabis and derivatives: Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD), Nicotine

  • Construction: PAH, PCB, Asbestos

  • Microbiology for food safety

We look forward to providing our technical knowledge and expertise to address all of your analytical needs.

Scitec, the company

Scitec Research is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory providing instrumental chemical analyses services, specializing in the areas of water quality and treatment, assessment of conformity with the Swiss federal ordinances for the protection of the environment, and surface and materials analyses.

Scitec Research provides advanced analytical services to mineral water producers and exporters of drinking water to the U.S., to environmental, civil engineering, and construction agencies and professionals; and to the pharmaceutical and food industries.

Aware of the impact of environmental pollution on health, Scitec Research also offers testing services to assess the quality of our living environment, as well as analyses of various type of micropollutants in urine (e.g. phytosanitary products, endocrine disruptors).

Through its network of partners, Scitec Research provides solutions for industrial waste water remediation and compliance requiring treatment before discharge.

Who are we?

Located in Lausanne and Delémont, Switzerland, our laboratory specializes in instrumental analytical chemistry and microbiology, and provides services in the following domains :

  • Water analysis (potability, site surveillance, bacteriology, analysis for exportation to the USA)
  • Environmental analyses (compliance with DFI regulations, wastewater treatment)
  • Construction (technical characteristics of the water, asbestos analysis, PCBs)
  • Pharmaceutical industry (purified water, clean room compliance, stability testing)
  • Watch industry and MedTech (optimisation of detergent solutions, surface control)

We look forward to providing our technical knowledge and expertise to address all of your analytical needs.

History

Scitec Research SA was founded in 1979 by its current President, Dr. Alain Donzel, to provide instrumental analytical services to the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries, and to environmental monitoring agencies.

A quality assurance program was established during the company’s formative years. Certification by the Department of Health in the State of New York was obtained in 1990 for quality control of drinking water. The laboratory has also been accredited since 1995, first in accordance with international standard EN45001, and, since 2002, in accordance with ISO / IEC 17025. More recently, in order to extend its services to the pharmaceutical industry, the company obtained Swissmedic approval in 2010.

Additionally, between 1990 and 1999 a laboratory robotics department was created, with the objective of conducting mass screening for drug discovery research. This led to the formation of a new company focused on developing automated solutions for the life science industry: Scitec Automation SA, also headquartered in Lausanne. Soon thereafter, the company founded subsidiaries in the U.S. and Holland. Scitec Automation SA was subsequently sold to Zymark in August 1999, which merged with Caliper Life Sciences in 2003 and was acquired by PerkinElmer in 2013.

From 1999 to the present, Scitec Research activities have focused on instrumental analysis, the development of new analytical technologies, and scientific consulting services.

Culture

Personnel and training

The company trains apprentices in collaboration with the Intercantonal School of Laboratory Technicians of the CIMO in Monthey, Switzerland. In addition, we ensure that our own employees are adequately trained. An internal continuous training program is provided, and this program is complemented by lectures offered by external organizations.

Social responsibility

Scitec Research applies a uniform pay policy for men and women. The principle of equal rights is respected, and discrimination in any form is not tolerated. The company applies a fair wage standard to all employees. Wage dumping – the payment of wages below domestic standards - is strictly prohibited.

We ensure that all of our personnel have the necessary skills to complete those tasks assigned to them. All laboratory technicians have obtained Federal Certificate of Capacity (CFC) accreditation.

Ethics

Every employee is required to adhere to an ethical agreement that clearly delineates the company’s rules pertaining to ethics and integrity, which are uniformly applied to all work performed by Scitec Research. This ethical charter emphasizes data integrity – no information can be altered – as well as the confidentiality of data acquired during the performance of work. This ethical charter is part of our company’s policy of transparency and is reflective of our desire to offer quality services.