The contract lab for pharmaceutical QC that still takes the small project.

ACTA is an FDA-registered, DEA-licensed, cGMP contract laboratory for pharmaceutical QA and QC. Identity, assay, and impurities by HPLC and GC-MS. Elemental impurities, residual solvents, dissolution, purified water, endotoxin, and microbial testing. From one specific test to a full stability program, you send us the material and a scientist scopes it.

USP <621> · HPLC ASSAYcGMP
Response (mAU)Retention time (min)
TEST HPLC assay / related substancesMATRICES drug product / APIOUTPUT % label claim vs spec
FDA Registered
DEA Licensed I to V
cGMP Compliant
Analyzing Since 1990
WHAT WE TEST FOR PHARMA

Pharmaceutical QC testing, grouped the way you order it

Every method runs under cGMP against USP, BP, JP, and EP requirements, and you talk to the scientist who runs it. Pick a test for the detail, or send us the material and we scope it.

Not listed? ACTA runs many more compendial and custom methods across HPLC, GC, and ICP-MS. Tell us the test and the material and we will start a conversation. Request a Quote →

WHY A SMALLER LAB

The big labs won't take a project your size. We will.

The industry is consolidating. Conglomerates buy up small labs and stop quoting small projects, and a new account can wait a month just to get into their system. ACTA stayed independent. We take the single test, scope it quickly, and follow up. Most of our largest accounts started as one small project.

We get back to you

You reach the scientists and regulatory staff who run the work, not a sales queue. Quotes typically go out in one working day.

Small projects welcome

One material, one test, no minimum program. The work larger labs decline is the work we build on.

Regulatory depth

FDA-registered and DEA-licensed for Schedules I to V, a scope few labs our size carry, with a clean cGMP inspection record.

It grows with you

A first test becomes method work, finished product testing, and stability. Your program expands with one lab that already knows your product.

1990Analyzing since
13,000 sq ftTwo buildings, Foothill Ranch CA
DEA Schedules I to VFDA-registered, DEA-licensed, cGMP
Pharma + deviceFDA-regulated clients only
REGISTRATIONS & COMPLIANCE

A compliance record your auditors can lean on

FDA Establishment RegistrationRegistered · FEI No. 1000125694
DEA LicenseSchedules I to V · License No. RA0256239
Quality SystemcGMP, 21 CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820
Data Integrity21 CFR Part 11 with Good Documentation Practices
CompendiaUSP, BP, JP, and EP methods
FDA Inspection History14 inspections (NDA, ANDA, general cGMP) · Most recent Sept. 2026, 2 minor observations
Certificate of AnalysisConcise 1 to 2 page cGMP COA
ScopePharmaceutical and medical device, FDA-regulated only
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Have a pharmaceutical test in mind?

Send us the test and the material. We will scope it, quote it, and a scientist will follow up. FDA-registered, DEA-licensed, cGMP since 1990.
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949-595-0641
info@actalabs.com