Science & Technology Qualifications

Oread Laboratories

Palo Alto, CA

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Tenant Improvement Robotics Lab, 1,000 SF, Chemistry Lab, 10,000 SF

Oread is a contract provider of comprehensive contract drug development, clinical trial support, finished product manufacturing and packaging, and regulatory support for the pharmaceutical industry. AlfaTech provided full engineering services for a robotics dissolution laboratory and the installation of a new formulation chemistry facility with a cGMP WFI system (1,000-gallon storage capacity). Extensive fume hoods contain MRI lab system and sterilizer. AlfaTech worked closely with the client during the programming phase and to make sure that the robotics facility, which features a robotically-controlled vial-fill system, would be validatable. The firm also managed the preparation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process designs to meet city permit deadlines.

JRH Biosciences

Woodland, CA

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Tenant Improvement 30,000 SF

This facility produces media for cell metabolism studies and growth kinetics. It is also used for the research, development and manufacture of proprietary client products.

Process piping included a WFI system with a high temperature (85 ° C) and ambient (25 ° C) loop and all necessary controls; a clean steam and plant system complete with boiler feed water pump system and blow down cooler; R.O. piping loop and system; process cooling water system with fluid cooler and chilled water heat exchanger; and process gases.