Ellab Acquires PharmaSys, Inc.
May 3, 2023
Ellab has acquired PharmaSys, Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina-based validation and CQV services firm with 17 employees, as part of Ellab's strategy to expand its US field services in the biopharma sector. The PharmaSys owners, Nancy K. Lankford and Charles L. Lankford, will remain through the transition before retiring this summer.
- Buyers
- Ellab
- Targets
- PharmaSys, Inc.
- Sellers
- Nancy K. Lankford, Charles L. Lankford
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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