Since its incorporation in 1969, CANTEST has grown to become one of Canada's leading analytical and testing laboratories. CANTEST's success has been predicated upon providing analytical and testing solutions to those who measure and monitor substances that impact our environment and our health. CANTEST offers integrated analytical and specialized testing in support of industries and regulators assessing environmental quality, pharmaceutical/biotechnology efficacy, food quality, and drug residues.
CANTEST employs approximately 350 scientists, technologists and support staff in Burnaby, BC where it occupies more than 110,000 square feet (or 10,000 sq. meters) of dedicated, state-of-the-art analytical and testing laboratory facilities.
Cantest offers the following list of testing and services:
Method Development & Validation
Early drug discovery
Toxicokinetic studies in animals
Pharmacokinetic studies
Bioequivalence studies
GLP Bioanalysis
GMP Pharmaceutical Analysis
Elemental Analysis by ICP-MS
Metal Testing by ICP-MS, LC-ICPMS, GC-ICPMS, ICP-OES
Leachables and extractables
Material science testing
Drug Discovery Support
Pharmacokinetic & Bioequivalence Studies
Forensic Equine Drug Testing
Drug-drug interaction and therapeutic drug monitoring
Clinical support services
Environmental testing
Food residue analysis
Food labelling testing
Industrial hygeine
Microbiology
Physical-chemical characterization of new chemicals
GLP Ecotoxicology/EcoFATE
Pharmaceuticals in the environment
Acid-rock drainage