DDL Inc. and Gateway Analytical announced they have entered into a joint agreement to offer complementary testing services to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. 
 
DDL, a full-service testing lab that specializes in package, product and materials testing to the medical device industry, will provide mechanical testing of devices, ASTM testing method services, and stability sampling and storage as part of the agreement. Gateway Analytical, a contract analytical laboratory offering standard and novel analytical testing techniques to the pharmaceutical, materials science and forensics industries, will provide foreign particulate characterization, materials characterization, and extractable leachable studies.
 
“DDL is excited to be working with Gateway, an expert in the field of particulate analysis and identification,” said Corey Hensel, general manager with DDL. “This agreement allows our mutual customers to better leverage the expertise both companies offer to help life science companies bring their products to market.”
 
“Gateway Analytical is pleased to be in collaboration with DDL,” said David Exline, president at Gateway Analytical. “This agreement allows us to offer our clients a more comprehensive range of solutions and expertise in both common and specialized areas. We see excellent benefits in achieving mutual business objectives by working with DDL.”
 
DDL is a third party testing facility that offers expert package, product and materials testing and validation services, primarily serving the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. DDL’s testing laboratories are located in Eden Prairie, Minn., and Fountain Valley, Calif.
 
Gateway Analytical is an analytical testing laboratory that provides solutions to challenging foreign particulate analysis, foreign particulate identification and materials analysis needs. Gateway’s expert scientists, specialized testing techniques and comprehensive analysis methods allow the company to deliver the fast, accurate and reliable results that customers in the pharmaceutical, materials and medical device industries demand. Gateway Analytical is a subsidiary of ChemImage Corporation, a leader in chemical imaging technology and instrumentation.